Hey All -
I'm looking in to a recipe that Jamil presented on TBNs The Jamil Show. The recipe is from the podcast aired on 9/23/07 titled Winter Spiced Beer. I have collected the bill of ingredients, and it is as follows
- 14 lbs Maris Otter LME (substituted from the recommended English Pale Ale LME)
- 3/4 lb Crystal 80L
- 1/4 lb Black Patent Malt
- 1 oz. Horizon Hops (60 minute)
- Wyeast 1028 London Ale Yeast (2 packets with starter)
- Cinnamon ground ½ tsp
- Ginger ground ¼ tsp
- Nutmeg 1/8 tsp
- Allspice 1/8 tsp (all of the above spices added minutes before flameout)
As you can see, there is a lot of the Maris Otter LME, giving a calculated OG of 1.090! FG being 1.022, 45 IBUs, 19 SRM coloring, 9% ABV, etc etc.
As Jamil recommends in many of his recipes, he does a 6 gallon boil. What he means is that by the end of the boil you want 6 gallons. This way, you can leave behind .5 gallon in the kettle with all of your break material and other crud, and you can leave .5 gallon behind in your primary when you rack to the secondary. This method, he claims, leaves you with a very clear beer, and gives you the typical 5 gallons.
The issue I have with this method is that I don't have the means to do a full, 6 gallon, boil. I have a 5 gallon brew pot, and have been typically doing 3-4 gallon partial boils. Am I going to be able to dissolve 14 lbs of Maris Otter LME in to 3-4 gallons of water? Would I be wise to split the boil up in to two 3 gallon boils, or could I get away with a partial boil?
Thanks!
I'm looking in to a recipe that Jamil presented on TBNs The Jamil Show. The recipe is from the podcast aired on 9/23/07 titled Winter Spiced Beer. I have collected the bill of ingredients, and it is as follows
- 14 lbs Maris Otter LME (substituted from the recommended English Pale Ale LME)
- 3/4 lb Crystal 80L
- 1/4 lb Black Patent Malt
- 1 oz. Horizon Hops (60 minute)
- Wyeast 1028 London Ale Yeast (2 packets with starter)
- Cinnamon ground ½ tsp
- Ginger ground ¼ tsp
- Nutmeg 1/8 tsp
- Allspice 1/8 tsp (all of the above spices added minutes before flameout)
As you can see, there is a lot of the Maris Otter LME, giving a calculated OG of 1.090! FG being 1.022, 45 IBUs, 19 SRM coloring, 9% ABV, etc etc.
As Jamil recommends in many of his recipes, he does a 6 gallon boil. What he means is that by the end of the boil you want 6 gallons. This way, you can leave behind .5 gallon in the kettle with all of your break material and other crud, and you can leave .5 gallon behind in your primary when you rack to the secondary. This method, he claims, leaves you with a very clear beer, and gives you the typical 5 gallons.
The issue I have with this method is that I don't have the means to do a full, 6 gallon, boil. I have a 5 gallon brew pot, and have been typically doing 3-4 gallon partial boils. Am I going to be able to dissolve 14 lbs of Maris Otter LME in to 3-4 gallons of water? Would I be wise to split the boil up in to two 3 gallon boils, or could I get away with a partial boil?
Thanks!