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I guess Im a slow learner. Read a lot on this but still dont quite get it. I plugged my last batch, an Imperial IPA, into BeerSmith as an Extract type. After brewing, the OG came out a high, 1.094 instead of the 1.087 estimate. After reading more about partial mashes I start to think that may be I got some fermentables from the grains. So, I go back to BeerSmith and change it to Partial Mash and the estimated OG comes out spot on the 1.094 that I read.
What I did was steep the grains in 1 ½ gallons of water for one hour at 150-155 degrees and rinsed with ½ a gallon of 170 degree water. I added one pound of Light DME to it and used this 2 gallons for my boil (plus hop additions.) I followed that with a late addition of LME. Here are the grains:
¼ lb Honey Malt
½ lb Carapils
½ lb Caramel 40º L
½ lb Munich 10º L
So heres the question. Did I do a partial mash? If so, what makes it a partial mash and not extract with specialty grains?
The only disappointing part is that the IBUs go from 80 to 68, but its still in the range for a IIPA.
What I did was steep the grains in 1 ½ gallons of water for one hour at 150-155 degrees and rinsed with ½ a gallon of 170 degree water. I added one pound of Light DME to it and used this 2 gallons for my boil (plus hop additions.) I followed that with a late addition of LME. Here are the grains:
¼ lb Honey Malt
½ lb Carapils
½ lb Caramel 40º L
½ lb Munich 10º L
So heres the question. Did I do a partial mash? If so, what makes it a partial mash and not extract with specialty grains?
The only disappointing part is that the IBUs go from 80 to 68, but its still in the range for a IIPA.