bluebloodtea
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Hi, I'm looking for some help. I've so far done a couple extract brews, and am about to do another. I saw this thread (https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/easy-partial-mash-brewing-pics-75231/) about stovetop partial mashing in a tiny apartment (like mine) and it made me very interesting in stepping up to this process.
I'm trying to formulate a recipe based on the 8-8-8 RIS on this forum, and think I've converted it decently (batch size down to 5 gal and converted to partial mash), but my brewing capability (one 5 gallon stockpot that can boil about 3 to 3.5 gal on my electric stove, and another 2 gal) limits how much grain I can mash. There is a ton of grain in this recipe!
So I'm wondering, can I mash about 5 lbs of grain with this setup with a good water per lb grain sparging amount, as well as steep the rest of the specialty grains that I can't fit into the PM? When should the steep take place, pre-mash, post-mash, post-sparge?
Some help would be appreciated. Keep in mind too, that I haven't converted the recipe exactly, I merely used it as a basis for the style (link to original recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/08-08-08-a-41782/). If you would like to see what I've done for the conversion, I'll be able to post it when I get home where my notes are.
PM sounds like fun, and I want to do it exclusively after this next extract batch (I already have the ingredients) but am I biting off more than I can chew for my setup/ experience? Thanks for any help/ advice you can give!
I'm trying to formulate a recipe based on the 8-8-8 RIS on this forum, and think I've converted it decently (batch size down to 5 gal and converted to partial mash), but my brewing capability (one 5 gallon stockpot that can boil about 3 to 3.5 gal on my electric stove, and another 2 gal) limits how much grain I can mash. There is a ton of grain in this recipe!
So I'm wondering, can I mash about 5 lbs of grain with this setup with a good water per lb grain sparging amount, as well as steep the rest of the specialty grains that I can't fit into the PM? When should the steep take place, pre-mash, post-mash, post-sparge?
Some help would be appreciated. Keep in mind too, that I haven't converted the recipe exactly, I merely used it as a basis for the style (link to original recipe: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/08-08-08-a-41782/). If you would like to see what I've done for the conversion, I'll be able to post it when I get home where my notes are.
PM sounds like fun, and I want to do it exclusively after this next extract batch (I already have the ingredients) but am I biting off more than I can chew for my setup/ experience? Thanks for any help/ advice you can give!