I did my second all grain batch yesterday, and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I designed the recipe from an Octoberfest extract kit I made earlier in the year, with a little altering:
10 lb Vienna Malt
.5 lb Light Crystal 60L
.5 lb CaraAmber 35L
.5 lb CaraPils 15L
1 oz. Hallertau leaf (in mash)
1 oz. Willamette pellet (30 min)
Irish Moss (15 min)
1 oz. Willamette pellet (10 min)
Saflager W-34/70
I mashed in at 155 with 4 gallons of water (I was shooting for 154). After 45 minutes of mashing, I got 2.5 gallons of first runnings and mashed out at 168 with 4 gallons. I did a 60 min boil (6.5 gallons starting volume), and my chiller got it down to 65 degrees in about 35 minutes (The cold weather helped a bit). I pitched the yeast in 5.75 gallons (OG 1.054). Now it's sitting in a spare room at 50 degrees. I punched the numbers in Beersmith, and it's got my efficiency at 75% !! I'm really happy with this, since it's only my second all grain and I'm batch sparging.
10 lb Vienna Malt
.5 lb Light Crystal 60L
.5 lb CaraAmber 35L
.5 lb CaraPils 15L
1 oz. Hallertau leaf (in mash)
1 oz. Willamette pellet (30 min)
Irish Moss (15 min)
1 oz. Willamette pellet (10 min)
Saflager W-34/70
I mashed in at 155 with 4 gallons of water (I was shooting for 154). After 45 minutes of mashing, I got 2.5 gallons of first runnings and mashed out at 168 with 4 gallons. I did a 60 min boil (6.5 gallons starting volume), and my chiller got it down to 65 degrees in about 35 minutes (The cold weather helped a bit). I pitched the yeast in 5.75 gallons (OG 1.054). Now it's sitting in a spare room at 50 degrees. I punched the numbers in Beersmith, and it's got my efficiency at 75% !! I'm really happy with this, since it's only my second all grain and I'm batch sparging.
