Hello everybody,
I want tomorrow to be my brewday and I wanted to solidify a few ideas I wasn't quite sure about.
First off I intend to make an American Brown Ale I found on Brew Masters Wearhouse. 0n the site as an extract recipe, but it seems more like a partial mash to me.
http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/fd2ddd24/shoultzmeyer-brewery-67-brown-ale
US-05 American Ale starter
Cluster pellets - 6.9 AA - 1 Oz.
Yakima Gold Pellets - 4.5 AA - 2 Oz.
Crushed grains mixed together - ( Briess 2 Row Caramel 60 @ .5 lb + Briess Special Roast Malt @ .5 lb + Pale Chocolate Malt @ .25 lb)
Mixed extract - (Briess Golden Light Liquid Extract @ 5 lb and Traditional dark liquid extract @ 2 lb)
It says that efficiency is 5 gal @ 70 or 75%. I was curious if this reflects how much water you intend to start with to get that 5 gallons? Do you begin with 5 gallons and of water?
My issue is that I only have a 5.5 gallon stock pot, but I wanted to produce as close to 5 gallons of brew possible in this first batch. I figured worst comes down to it I could scale down the recipe. As of now though I want to try to stick as close to 5 gal as I can without risking too much boil-over. Is it true that a few pennies will help prevent boil overs from occurring?
Thanks for any help!
I want tomorrow to be my brewday and I wanted to solidify a few ideas I wasn't quite sure about.
First off I intend to make an American Brown Ale I found on Brew Masters Wearhouse. 0n the site as an extract recipe, but it seems more like a partial mash to me.
http://www.brewmasterswarehouse.com/recipe/fd2ddd24/shoultzmeyer-brewery-67-brown-ale
US-05 American Ale starter
Cluster pellets - 6.9 AA - 1 Oz.
Yakima Gold Pellets - 4.5 AA - 2 Oz.
Crushed grains mixed together - ( Briess 2 Row Caramel 60 @ .5 lb + Briess Special Roast Malt @ .5 lb + Pale Chocolate Malt @ .25 lb)
Mixed extract - (Briess Golden Light Liquid Extract @ 5 lb and Traditional dark liquid extract @ 2 lb)
It says that efficiency is 5 gal @ 70 or 75%. I was curious if this reflects how much water you intend to start with to get that 5 gallons? Do you begin with 5 gallons and of water?
My issue is that I only have a 5.5 gallon stock pot, but I wanted to produce as close to 5 gallons of brew possible in this first batch. I figured worst comes down to it I could scale down the recipe. As of now though I want to try to stick as close to 5 gal as I can without risking too much boil-over. Is it true that a few pennies will help prevent boil overs from occurring?
Thanks for any help!