OldSoulBrew
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Hello everybody! This site has been a much appreciated place to search for knowledge on this new obsessions of mine, home brewing. I got the Mr. Beer kit for x-mas, and quickly learned that dumping little cans of Mr. Beer LME into a tub was not exciting enough to continue doing. I have slowly began adding more fresh ingredients with partial-mash recipes and such. This next batch I am going to be doing with DME, grain, and hops (first time with a blank canvas I guess you would say). My biggest question is concerning amounts of DME and grain, specifically amounts of individual grains. Total I will be using 3# of DME, and close to 1# steeping grains for my 2.5 gallon batch. When I purchased the grains, I made note of the %'s that each grain should be used in a batch. So long story short, heres the question.......
If a grain has a usage of 2-5%, does this grain need to stay less than 5% of my steeping grains, or 5% of my total (DME+grains)?
0.5# light DME
1.5# amber DME
1.0# dark DME
0.25# carapils malt 60L
1/6# midnight malt
0.5# caramel malt 60L
1.0 oz perle hops
- 1/2 oz. @ 60 min.
- 1/4 oz. @ 30 min.
- 1/4 oz. @ 30 min.
Any suggestions to amounts of each ingredient from experienced brewers is greatly appreciated or answers to my questions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!
If a grain has a usage of 2-5%, does this grain need to stay less than 5% of my steeping grains, or 5% of my total (DME+grains)?
0.5# light DME
1.5# amber DME
1.0# dark DME
0.25# carapils malt 60L
1/6# midnight malt
0.5# caramel malt 60L
1.0 oz perle hops
- 1/2 oz. @ 60 min.
- 1/4 oz. @ 30 min.
- 1/4 oz. @ 30 min.
Any suggestions to amounts of each ingredient from experienced brewers is greatly appreciated or answers to my questions will be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!