CidahMastah
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Hello all,
I could really use an all grain brewer's help. My dad got me an all grain pale ale kit for xmas, the only problem is that:
1. I have never done all grain
2. my boil pot is 22 quarts.
From what I have read, you should be starting wit (24qts) 6 gallons, plus head space for all grain. So here are some more questions....
1. Can I work it by adding in hot water to the boil as it reduces off?
2. Can I add LME or DME to increase sugar to match O.G. on the kit? I will probably be steeping the grains for a single infusion only (in my brew pot), with a ghetto fabulous sparge through a collander and water from a second boil pot. i.e. my efficiency will likely suck. Was thinking I could touch up sugar value with extract as needed.
Unfortunately I don't have all grain equipment and can't get the wife on board for it just yet (kegging system was a xmas gift).
The crappy part is the specialty grains and regular grains are premixed, so I can't even try separating them and using them as additions for extract brews. Well I could, but it would be a lot of "mystery" beers.
Suggestions? Words of wisdom?
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I could really use an all grain brewer's help. My dad got me an all grain pale ale kit for xmas, the only problem is that:
1. I have never done all grain
2. my boil pot is 22 quarts.
From what I have read, you should be starting wit (24qts) 6 gallons, plus head space for all grain. So here are some more questions....
1. Can I work it by adding in hot water to the boil as it reduces off?
2. Can I add LME or DME to increase sugar to match O.G. on the kit? I will probably be steeping the grains for a single infusion only (in my brew pot), with a ghetto fabulous sparge through a collander and water from a second boil pot. i.e. my efficiency will likely suck. Was thinking I could touch up sugar value with extract as needed.
Unfortunately I don't have all grain equipment and can't get the wife on board for it just yet (kegging system was a xmas gift).
The crappy part is the specialty grains and regular grains are premixed, so I can't even try separating them and using them as additions for extract brews. Well I could, but it would be a lot of "mystery" beers.
Suggestions? Words of wisdom?
Thank you, thank you, thank you!