...and my first post! Hello all.
So I am trying to attempt my first AG today. I have been brewing extract and PM for a while and just put together an AG set up with a cooler tun and an 8g kettle.
Unfortunately I didn't realize that 8g was too small for my first AG batch. It is a strong british with 18# 2-row british pale and 2# of c120. I'm going to try for a mash temp of 153 with a 1.5:1 mash and a 90 min boil but my question is...
Should I bite the bullet and suffer the low efficiency or lower my grain bill and do a different beer (damn lol)
Now if I loose .1 gallon of water per pound of grain I will loose 2g but I still end up with 5.5g which leaves me with only 2g for sparge ?!?!?!?
I'm stuck and if I want to brew this today (seems unlikely) I will need some advice. Thanks in advance!
So I am trying to attempt my first AG today. I have been brewing extract and PM for a while and just put together an AG set up with a cooler tun and an 8g kettle.
Unfortunately I didn't realize that 8g was too small for my first AG batch. It is a strong british with 18# 2-row british pale and 2# of c120. I'm going to try for a mash temp of 153 with a 1.5:1 mash and a 90 min boil but my question is...
Should I bite the bullet and suffer the low efficiency or lower my grain bill and do a different beer (damn lol)
Now if I loose .1 gallon of water per pound of grain I will loose 2g but I still end up with 5.5g which leaves me with only 2g for sparge ?!?!?!?
I'm stuck and if I want to brew this today (seems unlikely) I will need some advice. Thanks in advance!