A group of friends had our first brewday yesterday. We jumped right in and started with AG. We decided upon a hoppy american amber (a -vague- Nugget Nectar clone, big thanks to kpr121 for the recipe and tips!).
Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 6.95 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.071 SG
Estimated Color: 7.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 67.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.5 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
11 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 73.3 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 16.7 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 10.0 %
1.50 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - First Wort 20.0 min Hop 4 37.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 18.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 6.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 4.8 IBUs
1.25 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 15 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 18.75 qt of water at 173.5 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 4.31gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
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Brewday started at 8:30 AM with planning/cleaning. Went to LHBS at 10:00am upon opening to pick up hops/malt/yeast.
Came back and started boiling strike water, BAM first big problem. Propane hose bent and caught on fire. Went to Home Depot to pick up new hose. They didn't have a hose with a psi regular with the proper fitting. Came back took old hose to ace hardware and they crimped the exposed hose. Problem fixed (4 hours later...). Started heating strike water.
Mashing went much easier than expected. Hit our mash/sparge temperatures pretty easily. Once we got our first runnings I threw in the FWH and started heating those in the brew kettle. 2nd runnings brought us up to our preboil gravity and we brought it up to a boil.
Halfway into our boil I realized my wortchiller connector to garden hose was broken. We improvised with tape and constant holding of the hose.
Our post-boil volume was low, a little over 5 gallons. I think we left some wort in the whole-leaf hop bags, and just much more water evaporated then expected. First time brew I have no idea about any efficiency levels yet.
After racking and aerating we have a little over 4.5 gallons of wort in our 6 gallon carboy. Our OG was a little higher than estimated OG (1.076 to 1.071). We rehydrated the dry yeast and pitched at 63 degrees. Tucked away in a closet. The carboy is at my buddies house I am heading over there tonight after work to take a look at primary fermentation. But super excited. All Grain was not nearly as daunting as I expected to be and cant wait to brew again in 3 weeks (same as bottling day). Here are some pictures that were taken. Most of our phones died into the day so most are from the early parts. Overall we finished just after 8pm so a total of 12 hours dedicated to this fun hobby. Granted only a couple of them were brewing but....hopefully it goes faster next time!
Cheers!
Recipe Specifications
--------------------------
Boil Size: 6.95 gal
Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal
Batch Size (fermenter): 5.50 gal
Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal
Estimated OG: 1.071 SG
Estimated Color: 7.8 SRM
Estimated IBU: 67.2 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 78.5 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes
Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
11 lbs Vienna Malt (3.5 SRM) Grain 1 73.3 %
2 lbs 8.0 oz Munich Malt - 10L (10.0 SRM) Grain 2 16.7 %
1 lbs 8.0 oz Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 3 10.0 %
1.50 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - First Wort 20.0 min Hop 4 37.1 IBUs
1.00 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 5 18.4 IBUs
0.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 6 6.7 IBUs
1.00 oz Amarillo Gold [8.50 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 4.8 IBUs
1.25 oz Nugget [13.00 %] - Boil 0.0 min Hop 8 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs
1.50 oz Simcoe [13.00 %] - Dry Hop 0.0 Days Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge
Total Grain Weight: 15 lbs
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 18.75 qt of water at 173.5 F 152.0 F 60 min
Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 4.31gal) of 168.0 F water
Notes:
------
Brewday started at 8:30 AM with planning/cleaning. Went to LHBS at 10:00am upon opening to pick up hops/malt/yeast.
Came back and started boiling strike water, BAM first big problem. Propane hose bent and caught on fire. Went to Home Depot to pick up new hose. They didn't have a hose with a psi regular with the proper fitting. Came back took old hose to ace hardware and they crimped the exposed hose. Problem fixed (4 hours later...). Started heating strike water.
Mashing went much easier than expected. Hit our mash/sparge temperatures pretty easily. Once we got our first runnings I threw in the FWH and started heating those in the brew kettle. 2nd runnings brought us up to our preboil gravity and we brought it up to a boil.
Halfway into our boil I realized my wortchiller connector to garden hose was broken. We improvised with tape and constant holding of the hose.
Our post-boil volume was low, a little over 5 gallons. I think we left some wort in the whole-leaf hop bags, and just much more water evaporated then expected. First time brew I have no idea about any efficiency levels yet.
After racking and aerating we have a little over 4.5 gallons of wort in our 6 gallon carboy. Our OG was a little higher than estimated OG (1.076 to 1.071). We rehydrated the dry yeast and pitched at 63 degrees. Tucked away in a closet. The carboy is at my buddies house I am heading over there tonight after work to take a look at primary fermentation. But super excited. All Grain was not nearly as daunting as I expected to be and cant wait to brew again in 3 weeks (same as bottling day). Here are some pictures that were taken. Most of our phones died into the day so most are from the early parts. Overall we finished just after 8pm so a total of 12 hours dedicated to this fun hobby. Granted only a couple of them were brewing but....hopefully it goes faster next time!
Cheers!