First Partial Mash Today

I'm an editor and I've been working a lot of nights lately so today I decided to brew.

Its my first PM, a Belgian Golden Ale. I forgot to take an OG but I hit my mash temperature and my water ratio pretty darn close for a first try, so at least I can be happy about that.

I mashed 6.5 lbs. of grains at about 153 for 60 minutes with about 2 gallons of water. I sparged in the brewpot at 170 in 2 gallons, ended up with the perfect amount of wort pre-extract, about 3.2 gallons...

Also, I decided to try adding my extract (3.3 Extra Light Liquid) at 30 instead of 60 to try and achieve a brighter color. Also, I added 12 0z. honey around 10...



Everything sound good?

Chances are you hit your OG or came close. It's a fun experience doing the PM isn't it.

congrats.

Donner said:

Chances are you hit your OG or came close. It's a fun experience doing the PM isn't it.

congrats.

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Thanks.

Ya, definitely, as long as it was close I'll be happy. More importantly, I can't wait to see how the beer turns out...