Hello everyone.
I'm going to attempt to take the plunge into AG using a pale ale recipe I found in a book that I had bought. But I need to know if i'm approaching this right.
Here's the grain bill:
9lbs 2-row Pale Malt
1lb Crystal 40*L
8oz Crystal 20*L
The Mash instructions call for a 90 minute infusion with 2.9 gallons of water at 150* F and a sparge of 5 gallons at 170*F
Ok. This is how i think im gunna do it (hopefully you guys will tell me if this will work.)
I have a cooler that I converted into a mash/lauter tun. it holds roughly 6 gallons of water. I used a section of braided hose as my filter. (sorry i dont have a pic)
So first I'll put the grain into the tun. Then I'll add 2.9 gallons of the heated water and let that steep for 90 minutes.
After the 90 minutes, I'll drain the liquid from the tun into the brew kettle, recycling the first few quarts to ensure a clean runoff.
Then I'll start sparging the 5 gallons of water, while draining into the brew kettle.
So after all is said and done, I should have 7.9 gallons of water in the kettle that will boil down to 5 gallons, right?
This all grain thing is kinda complicated, but i really want to create quality beers.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
Matt
I'm going to attempt to take the plunge into AG using a pale ale recipe I found in a book that I had bought. But I need to know if i'm approaching this right.
Here's the grain bill:
9lbs 2-row Pale Malt
1lb Crystal 40*L
8oz Crystal 20*L
The Mash instructions call for a 90 minute infusion with 2.9 gallons of water at 150* F and a sparge of 5 gallons at 170*F
Ok. This is how i think im gunna do it (hopefully you guys will tell me if this will work.)
I have a cooler that I converted into a mash/lauter tun. it holds roughly 6 gallons of water. I used a section of braided hose as my filter. (sorry i dont have a pic)
So first I'll put the grain into the tun. Then I'll add 2.9 gallons of the heated water and let that steep for 90 minutes.
After the 90 minutes, I'll drain the liquid from the tun into the brew kettle, recycling the first few quarts to ensure a clean runoff.
Then I'll start sparging the 5 gallons of water, while draining into the brew kettle.
So after all is said and done, I should have 7.9 gallons of water in the kettle that will boil down to 5 gallons, right?
This all grain thing is kinda complicated, but i really want to create quality beers.
Looking forward to your thoughts.
Matt