lager-tija
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did my first all grain last week using this recipe:
a simple Pale Ale always works.
8.75 lbs 2-Row Pale Malt
0.5 lbs Crystal 40L
0.25 lbs Carapils
Mash in 1.25 qt/lb (11.88 ~=~ 12 qts) at 150*F for 60 min
60 Minute boil:
1 oz Cascade @ 60 min
1 oz Cascade @ 20 min
1 oz Cascade @ 0 min
Optional:
1 oz Cascade @ secondary for 10-14 days
WLP001 California Ale yeast
Everything went good.. up to my sparge and thats where I think I just didnt do it right. I used (or tried to use) a method where you try and ladle the sparge water over the top of the grain bed, trying to keep same pace as the ouotflow. Looked easy on youtube. lol.
Any rate, when I had my 6.5 gallons of wort, the OG read only 1.012. The guy where I get my beer supplies had me grab 3 lbs of pale malt DME just in case and he had some calculation for how much I needed to add, which was 1 3/4 lb, and that brought me up to a reading of 1.047 after the boil. Im not sure its going to be what the recipe should but im hoping at least it will end up as beer.
My question is, I have just a bit over 5 gals in the primary and after siphoning to secondary, if im a big sort should I still be topping it off? (boiling and cooling first of course).
Thanks for any help or feedback on my first ag try.. Im going to be racking to secondary tomorrow.
a simple Pale Ale always works.
8.75 lbs 2-Row Pale Malt
0.5 lbs Crystal 40L
0.25 lbs Carapils
Mash in 1.25 qt/lb (11.88 ~=~ 12 qts) at 150*F for 60 min
60 Minute boil:
1 oz Cascade @ 60 min
1 oz Cascade @ 20 min
1 oz Cascade @ 0 min
Optional:
1 oz Cascade @ secondary for 10-14 days
WLP001 California Ale yeast
Everything went good.. up to my sparge and thats where I think I just didnt do it right. I used (or tried to use) a method where you try and ladle the sparge water over the top of the grain bed, trying to keep same pace as the ouotflow. Looked easy on youtube. lol.
Any rate, when I had my 6.5 gallons of wort, the OG read only 1.012. The guy where I get my beer supplies had me grab 3 lbs of pale malt DME just in case and he had some calculation for how much I needed to add, which was 1 3/4 lb, and that brought me up to a reading of 1.047 after the boil. Im not sure its going to be what the recipe should but im hoping at least it will end up as beer.
My question is, I have just a bit over 5 gals in the primary and after siphoning to secondary, if im a big sort should I still be topping it off? (boiling and cooling first of course).
Thanks for any help or feedback on my first ag try.. Im going to be racking to secondary tomorrow.