I mashed in about 1/2 hour ago. Since this is only my fourth AG brew, I am still getting comfortable with my setup. Last time, I think that I mashed at too high a temperature because I ended up with a beer with a very high finishing gravity (1.019 or so). For today's brew, I wanted to get the single infusiuon mash temperature down to around 151 or 152.
I missed by a few degrees and it is mashed in at 149. I would add bit of hot water to raise the temp a bit; however, my tun is completely full with 14 lbs of grain and over 4 gals of water. (Yeah . . . I need a bigger tun )
Will my wort be too fermentable? Will I end up with a really dry pale ale? Here is my recipe . . . .
"Big" APA
12 lbs. 2-Row
1/2 lb Crystal 10L
1/2 lb Crystal 40L
1/2 lb Carapils
1/2 lb Wheat
1 oz Chinook (60)
1 oz Centennial (30)
0.5 oz. Cascade (30)
0.5 oz Cascade (2)
1 oz Cascade (dry hop)
Safale US-56
I missed by a few degrees and it is mashed in at 149. I would add bit of hot water to raise the temp a bit; however, my tun is completely full with 14 lbs of grain and over 4 gals of water. (Yeah . . . I need a bigger tun )
Will my wort be too fermentable? Will I end up with a really dry pale ale? Here is my recipe . . . .
"Big" APA
12 lbs. 2-Row
1/2 lb Crystal 10L
1/2 lb Crystal 40L
1/2 lb Carapils
1/2 lb Wheat
1 oz Chinook (60)
1 oz Centennial (30)
0.5 oz. Cascade (30)
0.5 oz Cascade (2)
1 oz Cascade (dry hop)
Safale US-56