starrfish
Well-Known Member
Almost ready to start my first partial mash in 7 years, (might as well be my first, not like riding a bike) next week.
Infusion mash this time. (tried Step Mash 7 years ago and it was NOT a good experience, temp control prob on an old style electric element stove, slow conversion (iodine test) stuck runoff...) Please review my plans and recipe below.
Little about my set up:
I brew indoors electric glass top stove
5 gal brew pot so I'd like to stay around a 3gal (+/-) boil
Zap-Pap lauter-tun bucket w/false bottom and sparge arm.
Recipe (open for critique)
Americana Brown Ale
Fermentables/Specialty Grains
4.00lbs British Two-row Pale - mash
1.00lb Carapils - mash
0.50lb American Crystal 60L - steep
0.25lb British Chocolate malt - steep
4.00lbs Light Dry Malt Extract - boil
Hops
1 oz cascade 6.6%(+/-) 45min
1oz willamette 5.5%(+/-) 15min
.5oz willamette 5.5% 2min
Irish moss
Gypsum (Question 1: should I add this to the mash?I have soft water in SC)
Mash 5lbs grains in 7.5 qts water at 155°
Slow Sparge 2 gal-2.5gal @ 170°
Question 2: If I recirculate the whole volume of wort after sparge will I gain efficiency, or just gain tannins and other "bad stuff"? Need to keep total boil volume around 3 gal. (+/-) No more than 3.5 gallons.
Yeast
Nottingham
Add mashed wort to brew pot bring up to steep temp. Steep specialty grains... remove specialty grains. bring to boil add dme and hops continue as normal
American Brown Ale Style Comparison
Low Mine High
OG 1.040 1.055 1.060
FG 1.010 1.014 1.017
IBU 25 40 60
SRM 15 17 22
ABV 4 5.3 6
Thanks in advance for the critique and answers.
Infusion mash this time. (tried Step Mash 7 years ago and it was NOT a good experience, temp control prob on an old style electric element stove, slow conversion (iodine test) stuck runoff...) Please review my plans and recipe below.
Little about my set up:
I brew indoors electric glass top stove
5 gal brew pot so I'd like to stay around a 3gal (+/-) boil
Zap-Pap lauter-tun bucket w/false bottom and sparge arm.
Recipe (open for critique)
Americana Brown Ale
Fermentables/Specialty Grains
4.00lbs British Two-row Pale - mash
1.00lb Carapils - mash
0.50lb American Crystal 60L - steep
0.25lb British Chocolate malt - steep
4.00lbs Light Dry Malt Extract - boil
Hops
1 oz cascade 6.6%(+/-) 45min
1oz willamette 5.5%(+/-) 15min
.5oz willamette 5.5% 2min
Irish moss
Gypsum (Question 1: should I add this to the mash?I have soft water in SC)
Mash 5lbs grains in 7.5 qts water at 155°
Slow Sparge 2 gal-2.5gal @ 170°
Question 2: If I recirculate the whole volume of wort after sparge will I gain efficiency, or just gain tannins and other "bad stuff"? Need to keep total boil volume around 3 gal. (+/-) No more than 3.5 gallons.
Yeast
Nottingham
Add mashed wort to brew pot bring up to steep temp. Steep specialty grains... remove specialty grains. bring to boil add dme and hops continue as normal
American Brown Ale Style Comparison
Low Mine High
OG 1.040 1.055 1.060
FG 1.010 1.014 1.017
IBU 25 40 60
SRM 15 17 22
ABV 4 5.3 6
Thanks in advance for the critique and answers.