HI guys, first of all I would like to say thank you for all the advice this forum has given. I would like to brew an all grain batch recipe however I only have a five gallon pot and two three gallon pots to work with. I have read on here that it is possible to top off an all grain batch but am not exactly sure of the exact process. This will be my fourth batch ever so please excuse my ignorance. The recipe is as follows:
6.5 lbs 2 row
5.5 wheat malt
.5 lbs crsytal malt
1oz hallertauer
2.5lbs raspberrys in secondary
I calculated this in beersmith and it will fit in my pot for biab the problem is obviously i cant do a full boil. I simply changed the top up water setting beersmith to two gallons to get my other volumes. obviously my effeciency is going to suck however its still way cheaper then extract. do I just need to increase my hops by about twenty percent to accomodate the top off?
Another Idea I had was to keep a pot of boiling water and add as it boils off so that the hop effeciency isnt as depleted from topping off
I know the best solution is to get larger equipment however i live in a one bedroom apartment and cant brew outside nor do i really have the storage space in here for bigger equipment
6.5 lbs 2 row
5.5 wheat malt
.5 lbs crsytal malt
1oz hallertauer
2.5lbs raspberrys in secondary
I calculated this in beersmith and it will fit in my pot for biab the problem is obviously i cant do a full boil. I simply changed the top up water setting beersmith to two gallons to get my other volumes. obviously my effeciency is going to suck however its still way cheaper then extract. do I just need to increase my hops by about twenty percent to accomodate the top off?
Another Idea I had was to keep a pot of boiling water and add as it boils off so that the hop effeciency isnt as depleted from topping off
I know the best solution is to get larger equipment however i live in a one bedroom apartment and cant brew outside nor do i really have the storage space in here for bigger equipment