lordmorphous
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I made the jump to all grain after doing 4 extract batches. I made Jamil's Blonde Ale that I found in the recipe section. I hit 1.047 for an OG which gave me a brewhouse efficiency of about 78%. I was pretty happy with that. 4 days later, my brew is sitting at 1.010 and is a beautiful golden straw color and smells wonderful. This is the lightest colored beer I've made to date. I'm going back and forth on whether to rack to secondary to help clear it up or not. I understand its not really necessary, but I just love the process; plus it allows me to actually see my brew since I have it in a bucket now. I really can't wait to get this thing bottled and carbed so I can see how it has turned out.
To anyone thinking about going all grain. The process seems a little complex and intimidating, but once you get going on the first batch all the pieces just seem to fall together. When I finished, I sat there thinking "That wasn't so bad after all."
To anyone thinking about going all grain. The process seems a little complex and intimidating, but once you get going on the first batch all the pieces just seem to fall together. When I finished, I sat there thinking "That wasn't so bad after all."