Hebby5
Well-Known Member
I wanted to thank everyone on HBT for all the great posts and answers to some of my questions.
I made a Mirror Pond Pale Ale Clone today and everything turned out well. I purchased a Corona Mill and crushed my grains. Next time, I think I will make the crush a little finer but happy with it. My Coleman 48 Quart Cooler w/ Hot SS Water Heater Braid (copper wire coiled inside too) worked out awesome! No stuck sparge for me.
Collected 6.5 G pre boil at 1042.
Wanted to hit 154 F but ended up w/ 150 F. Need to have my strike water a bit hotter next time. No biggie. I did pre-heat the cooler w/ the strike water before mashing in.
Purchased a 9 G pot, turkey fryer, and wort chiller. All worked without issue.
Per Beersmith, I finished with 67% efficiency and I'm happy with that for my 1st time out.
Thanks again everyone!
Chris
Ps. Here is the recipe:
10.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row)
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 18.1 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 9.0 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 6.6 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 3.6 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.8 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)
I made a Mirror Pond Pale Ale Clone today and everything turned out well. I purchased a Corona Mill and crushed my grains. Next time, I think I will make the crush a little finer but happy with it. My Coleman 48 Quart Cooler w/ Hot SS Water Heater Braid (copper wire coiled inside too) worked out awesome! No stuck sparge for me.
Collected 6.5 G pre boil at 1042.
Wanted to hit 154 F but ended up w/ 150 F. Need to have my strike water a bit hotter next time. No biggie. I did pre-heat the cooler w/ the strike water before mashing in.
Purchased a 9 G pot, turkey fryer, and wort chiller. All worked without issue.
Per Beersmith, I finished with 67% efficiency and I'm happy with that for my 1st time out.
Thanks again everyone!
Chris
Ps. Here is the recipe:
10.00 lb Pale Malt (2 Row)
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L
0.50 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 18.1 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (15 min) Hops 9.0 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (10 min) Hops 6.6 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 3.6 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (1 min) Hops 0.8 IBU
1.00 items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs American Ale (Wyeast Labs #1056)