Xpertskir
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Im brewing this on Saturday and using dennys favorite, curious to see how its different.
To keep a 5lb grain bill you could add 2.5lbs of 2-row and drop the extract to 4.5lbs.
If you can do 7.25 lbs of grain, use 4.75lbs of 2row and drop the extract to 3lbs.
BAJones said:Is using the 7.25 lbs of grain and 3lbs DME only for a partial mash? Or could I do a standard extract + grains and just steep the 7.25lbs grain at ~155 for 60? And do a 60 min boil adding DME at 60? I have a 7gal brew pot and large enough grain bag to hold that much grain (possibly two bags). I'd like to take advantage of the citra my LHBS just got in.
Not sure on the time but I would think 60 mins would be plenty for conversion. As for maintaining temp. I have seen people wrap a towel around their kettle to insulate it and help maintain temps. I would add as little water as possible during the mash as it might throw your efficiency off. If you add water add it a little at a time. Do not apply direct heat during the mash or you could scorch your grains and add flavors you don't want in there (or so I'm told) honestly I have only done one pm batch. I'm really just passing along tips I was told while researching the process.BAJones said:Thanks for the quick response ajohnson, I've just realized (after reading a great thread on partial mashing here) that all I really need is a bigger hop/grain bag to do this. my kettle has a lid on it, will that help keep the temperature at the right spot for long enough? How long do you typically let the grains sit in the pot when doing a partial mash? Or does it vary by recipe? If the temperature goes under is it recommended to add pre boiled water cooled to 170 or to turn on a bit of heat (I have a gas range)? In that thread OP suggests putting the grain bag in a separate pot around 160 for 10 minutes and then adding that "tea" to the other wort, at this point a standard "extract" boil takes place right?
...Only change was that I put a small charge of magnum in at 60, and I had to use a combo of leaf and citra pellets due to availability....
Fwh means throw them in the kettle while you collect wort from mlt
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