150 Classic Clone Recipe (The best of Brew Your Own)

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The Sierra Nevada clone on pg. 32 all grain version:

"Heat 3.42 gallons (13 L) of water to 161 degrees, stir in crushed grains and mash at 154 degrees. Mash for 60 minutes then stir in boiled water to raise grain bed temperature to 168 degrees."

How much boiled water to stir in? Very vague directions
 
As much as you need to raise the temp....your system may be different than others. You may have pre heated you mash tun....any number of factors come into play.

Bring a couple gallons to a boil, add a couple cups, or a quart at a time slowly while you stir. When you hit the temp, you're golden.
 
Does it matter what type of sparge (ex. batch) to do when using the recipes out of this magazine?
 
Hijack....Hey Revvy, just brewed your Vienna Lager...Awesome, thanks.
 
Im guessing inputting the ingredients into beersmith should give a very similar result in taste right?
 
Also, the recipe calls for:

"2.5 AAU Magnum hops (60 mins)
(0.18 oz/5.1 g of 12% alpha acids)"

What does this mean? It gives the amounts of the other hops in the recipe by ounce, why is this "magnum" different?
 
Also, the recipe calls for:

"2.5 AAU Magnum hops (60 mins)
(0.18 oz/5.1 g of 12% alpha acids)"

What does this mean? It gives the amounts of the other hops in the recipe by ounce, why is this "magnum" different?

Sounds like: 2.5 Alpha Acid Units? i dont know that for sure. But i do know that 5.1g = .18 oz

Basically if the hops have 12% AA, they will contribute 2.5 IBU's to the beer. .18 oz is hardly an addition, must be a very subtle thing.
 
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