briandickens
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SO I am getting ready to do my first ever AG batch. I was going to do PM, but after reading these forums I picked up a 5gal cooler and figured I'll just do a nice low gravity beer that's easy to drink first. So I'm going to do an Ordinary Bitter. Anyway, I just want to make sure I have my technique down before I get too deep into it.
Basically, I am going to take my milled grain and put it into the cooler and add about 1.25qt/lb of grain, right? Stir it up and let it sit for an hour. That's the mash part.
The sparge is where I think I am missing something. Am I just taking whatever water I need to get me to 6 gallons and sparging with that? How long should it sit in the cooler? Assume this is a batch sparger.
If I understand correctly, I am going to add in the remainder of the water (Beersmith says 5.21 additional gallons), stir up the grain in the water, and immediately vorlauf and drain to the kettle. Am I understanding right?
Thanks for your help...
Basically, I am going to take my milled grain and put it into the cooler and add about 1.25qt/lb of grain, right? Stir it up and let it sit for an hour. That's the mash part.
The sparge is where I think I am missing something. Am I just taking whatever water I need to get me to 6 gallons and sparging with that? How long should it sit in the cooler? Assume this is a batch sparger.
If I understand correctly, I am going to add in the remainder of the water (Beersmith says 5.21 additional gallons), stir up the grain in the water, and immediately vorlauf and drain to the kettle. Am I understanding right?
Thanks for your help...