I know everyone has there own ways of doing things when it comes to brewing. Over the years my process has changed as I've learned and with experience. Even though I enjoy my process and the product, it's never a bad idea to get some feedback from others, right?
I brew 5 gal batches with a 4 gal boil. I mash in a bag(s) which always include 2 row or six row for conversion of starches from specialty grains. I start with 3 gals of cold water, put the grain bag in and bring up to 160f slowly. Maintain 155-160 for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse grain bags with cold water. Bring this to a boil. Flame out and add extract. Bring to boil again for 60 minutes. Hops for 60, 30 and 5 minutes. Flame out add irish moss and any additional ingredients like candi syrup or honey. Cool to pitching temperature. Swirl and siphon to carboy. Add water to bring to 5 gal volume. Pitch yeast from starter made the night before. 4 cups water, 1/2 cup DME, one vile of yeast. Shaken to aerate. Shake carboy to aerate wort. Cap with airlock and connect blow off tube. Wrap with towel. After one week rack to second carboy. After another week rack to bottling bucket. add priming sugar 2 cups water boiled with 3/4 cup corn sugar. Bottle condition 2 weeks. If all has gone well, I have a very nice home brew to enjoy and share.
So any glaring problems? questions? suggestions?
I brew 5 gal batches with a 4 gal boil. I mash in a bag(s) which always include 2 row or six row for conversion of starches from specialty grains. I start with 3 gals of cold water, put the grain bag in and bring up to 160f slowly. Maintain 155-160 for 30 minutes. Drain and rinse grain bags with cold water. Bring this to a boil. Flame out and add extract. Bring to boil again for 60 minutes. Hops for 60, 30 and 5 minutes. Flame out add irish moss and any additional ingredients like candi syrup or honey. Cool to pitching temperature. Swirl and siphon to carboy. Add water to bring to 5 gal volume. Pitch yeast from starter made the night before. 4 cups water, 1/2 cup DME, one vile of yeast. Shaken to aerate. Shake carboy to aerate wort. Cap with airlock and connect blow off tube. Wrap with towel. After one week rack to second carboy. After another week rack to bottling bucket. add priming sugar 2 cups water boiled with 3/4 cup corn sugar. Bottle condition 2 weeks. If all has gone well, I have a very nice home brew to enjoy and share.
So any glaring problems? questions? suggestions?