PM Recipe conversion

Hello -

I am going to attemp my first PM this weekend. I'm not a fan of this beer but my wife loves it...so I figure no big deal if I don't nail it! :fro:

Can someone help me convert from AG to PM?

Again, thsi is my first PM attempt so any tips are much appreciated!

All-Grain - Sam Adams Summer Ale Clone

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Recipe Type: All Grain
Yeast: Wyeast 1007 German Ale
Batch Size (Gallons): 5
Original Gravity: 1.051
Final Gravity: 1.012
IBU: 29
Boiling Time (Minutes): 60
Color: 3.1
Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 14 D @ 65 deg
Additional Fermentation: n/a
Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): n/a
Tasting Notes: Taste is almost dead on to Sam Adams Summer Ale.

5 lb Pilsen (36 ppg 1 L)
3.5 lb Wheat (38 ppg 2 L)
.5 lb CaraPils (33 ppg 1.5 L)
1 lb Wheat - Flaked (36 ppg 2 L)

Strike with 3.8 gallons @ 162 (desired rest at 152)
Sparge with 4.2 gallons @ 170

1.5 oz Hallertauer (5%) @ 60
1 oz Grains of Paradise @ 15
1 oz Lemon Zest @ 15
1 oz Hallertauer (5%) @ 5

Pitch yeast and ferment for 14 days. Bottle condition and carbonate with 4 oz of corn sugar.

How big of a mash can you do? It doesn't really make sense to convert an AG to a PM without knowing that.

I've got a 5 gallon Stainless Steel Brew pot. Is that what your looking for?

VAShooter said:

I've got a 5 gallon Stainless Steel Brew pot. Is that what your looking for?

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Yep. According to the green bay racker's mash size calculator, you should be able to mash the whole thing if you strike with 1.68 qt/lb or less. Of course, that would bring you all the way up to the very top of your pot (which is a bad idea), but you could easily mash in at 1.25 qt/lb.

So...I'm not sure this answers your question or not. You could still some of your grains to extract if you want to, but I'd need to know more about why/how you want to do that in order to convert the recipe for you.