Yesterday was my first all grain brew day. I started brewing last July, and have made 16 extract w/ steeping grains batches and 2 batches of Apfelwein. Decided to take the plunge.
My Brother in law and I made a 10 gallon batch of EdWort's Haus Pale Ale.
Recipe: 16 lbs 2 row, 4 lbs Vienna, 1lb Crystal 10L. 2 oz cascade (60) 1 oz cascade (30) .5 oz cascade (15) .5 oz cascade (5) 2 pkgs nottingham.
Here are some pics:
Strike water coming to temp
Draining BK to MLT
Dough In
First Vourlaf
SG of first runnings
Drain to Kettle
Second Runnings
First Hops
Chiller In
Draining to Fermentor
Now, Questions:
I filled my MLT when the water was at 175* to let the mlt heat up. I doughed in at 165* and my temp regulated at 151*. I was shotting for 152* I didn't think 1* was a big deal. Over the hour mash we only lost 1*. Corrected for temp OG of our first runnings was 1.060. Did 2 batch sparges first at 180* second at 185*(that is how hot the water was when we were ready). OG of second runnings 1.038 third runnings 1.025. Pre boil OG was 1.035 against my target of 1.041. We ended up with 13.25 gallons of water, but we only wanted 12.8 gallons.
At the end of the 60 min boil we still had 12 gallons of wort instead of the 11 we were going for. The OG was 1.040 against target 1.049. Brewpal says I was only at 59% efficiency. Was our main problem the extra water and lack of boil off?
At the begining should we have boiled the 13.25 gal down to 12.8 gal before our first hop addition? Is there a way to figure what my OG and Efficency would have been if I ended up with the 11 gallons of final wort?
Even though the OG is low, I am sure the beer will turn ot fine! Next time I will measure my water more accurate!
My Brother in law and I made a 10 gallon batch of EdWort's Haus Pale Ale.
Recipe: 16 lbs 2 row, 4 lbs Vienna, 1lb Crystal 10L. 2 oz cascade (60) 1 oz cascade (30) .5 oz cascade (15) .5 oz cascade (5) 2 pkgs nottingham.
Here are some pics:
Strike water coming to temp
Draining BK to MLT
Dough In
First Vourlaf
SG of first runnings
Drain to Kettle
Second Runnings
First Hops
Chiller In
Draining to Fermentor
Now, Questions:
I filled my MLT when the water was at 175* to let the mlt heat up. I doughed in at 165* and my temp regulated at 151*. I was shotting for 152* I didn't think 1* was a big deal. Over the hour mash we only lost 1*. Corrected for temp OG of our first runnings was 1.060. Did 2 batch sparges first at 180* second at 185*(that is how hot the water was when we were ready). OG of second runnings 1.038 third runnings 1.025. Pre boil OG was 1.035 against my target of 1.041. We ended up with 13.25 gallons of water, but we only wanted 12.8 gallons.
At the end of the 60 min boil we still had 12 gallons of wort instead of the 11 we were going for. The OG was 1.040 against target 1.049. Brewpal says I was only at 59% efficiency. Was our main problem the extra water and lack of boil off?
At the begining should we have boiled the 13.25 gal down to 12.8 gal before our first hop addition? Is there a way to figure what my OG and Efficency would have been if I ended up with the 11 gallons of final wort?
Even though the OG is low, I am sure the beer will turn ot fine! Next time I will measure my water more accurate!
