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I did Ed's Haus Pale Ale & I think it should come out ok.
8.7 lbs. 2-row
2.2 lbs. Vienna
0.5 lbs. Crystal 20L
1.5 oz. Cascade 4.1% pellets at 60 min.
0.5 oz. Cascade 4.1% pellets at 30 min.
1 oz. Saaz 2.7% whole leaf at 15 min.
1 oz. Saaz 2.7% whole leaf at 5 min.
Nottingham re-hydrated in 1 cup of tap water
(didn't boil the water - should I be scared?)
1 tablet of Whirlflock at 15 min.
I used 1 tablespoon of 5.2 pH stabilizer in the mash. Mash settled at 154F & only dropped to 151F after one hour. I used 180F batch sparge water. The first 5 qt. infusion wouldn't fit in my 5 gallon cooler so I ran off a little wort before adding it.
Gravity from 1st runnings = 1.062
Gravity from 2nd runnings = 1.024
Pre-boil combined gravity = 1.045
OG into the fermenter = 1.053
Ended up with 6.5 gallons from the mash & sparge. Added one quart of water to get 6.75 gallon predetermined target. I still only ended up with 5 gallons in the fermenter (target was 5.5 gallons). I think the leaf hops absorbed quite a bit of water. I only have a 30 qt. kettle so 6.75 gallons is about the max. I used 3 drops of the foam control stuff to help with boil overs.
I though about adding some water to get 5.5 gallons, but decided to leave it alone. The water would not have been boiled beforehand.
The primary is now sitting in a fermentation chiller at 68F.
Beersmith adjusted the grain bill when I entered a lower efficiency.
The Cascade hops I got were only 4.1% instead of the 6.6% called out in the recipe so I changed the schedule to 1.5 oz. at 60 min. then 0.5 oz. at 30 min, then I added some whole leaf Saaz (all I had on hand)....1 oz. Saaz (2.7%) at 15 min. Not sure if that was a good thing to do. I was trying to stay close ot the 30 IBU called out in the recipe. Next time I need to pay attention to the AAU when I buy the hops & get more if it's low.
8.7 lbs. 2-row
2.2 lbs. Vienna
0.5 lbs. Crystal 20L
1.5 oz. Cascade 4.1% pellets at 60 min.
0.5 oz. Cascade 4.1% pellets at 30 min.
1 oz. Saaz 2.7% whole leaf at 15 min.
1 oz. Saaz 2.7% whole leaf at 5 min.
Nottingham re-hydrated in 1 cup of tap water
(didn't boil the water - should I be scared?)
1 tablet of Whirlflock at 15 min.
I used 1 tablespoon of 5.2 pH stabilizer in the mash. Mash settled at 154F & only dropped to 151F after one hour. I used 180F batch sparge water. The first 5 qt. infusion wouldn't fit in my 5 gallon cooler so I ran off a little wort before adding it.
Gravity from 1st runnings = 1.062
Gravity from 2nd runnings = 1.024
Pre-boil combined gravity = 1.045
OG into the fermenter = 1.053
Ended up with 6.5 gallons from the mash & sparge. Added one quart of water to get 6.75 gallon predetermined target. I still only ended up with 5 gallons in the fermenter (target was 5.5 gallons). I think the leaf hops absorbed quite a bit of water. I only have a 30 qt. kettle so 6.75 gallons is about the max. I used 3 drops of the foam control stuff to help with boil overs.
I though about adding some water to get 5.5 gallons, but decided to leave it alone. The water would not have been boiled beforehand.
The primary is now sitting in a fermentation chiller at 68F.
Beersmith adjusted the grain bill when I entered a lower efficiency.
The Cascade hops I got were only 4.1% instead of the 6.6% called out in the recipe so I changed the schedule to 1.5 oz. at 60 min. then 0.5 oz. at 30 min, then I added some whole leaf Saaz (all I had on hand)....1 oz. Saaz (2.7%) at 15 min. Not sure if that was a good thing to do. I was trying to stay close ot the 30 IBU called out in the recipe. Next time I need to pay attention to the AAU when I buy the hops & get more if it's low.