I've been away for the last month or so, but now that the weather's finally starting to cooperate in my neck of the woods, I'm getting ready to try my first all-grain brew on Friday or Saturday.
First of all, I found this recipe:
http://www.brew-monkey.com/recipes/html/bitterbaldguy.htm
It seems like a simple ESB recipe. I tried to find a Blonde Ale recipe, but most that I found had multiple rests, etc. I'm batch sparging, so I wanted to keep it basic, which I think this recipe provides.
Anyway, I'm not completely clear on how to figure out the scale-up factor for the grain bill when batch sparging. So, I just upped everything 10%, hoping that would cover any efficiency drop I may encounter. Does this sound reasonable?
And, for those with 36 qt. Coleman Extreme MLTS, what calculations do you use, such as dead space, etc? And, as for grain temperature, I assume that would just be the ambient temperature, assuming that it's been stabilized to the surrounding conditions, right?
Sorry, for all the questions, but I bought all this stuff, and then realized that I'm not quite as knowledgeable as I should be. I took a little break from homebrewing, because after I got all my AG equipment in order, the weather here in Wisconsin really took a turn for the worse...a couple of blizzards, and some really cold streaks where brewing outside didn't seem like the most desirable thing. But, spring is definitely here now, so I'm all ready to go, except for these nagging questions. Any help would be most appreciated!
First of all, I found this recipe:
http://www.brew-monkey.com/recipes/html/bitterbaldguy.htm
It seems like a simple ESB recipe. I tried to find a Blonde Ale recipe, but most that I found had multiple rests, etc. I'm batch sparging, so I wanted to keep it basic, which I think this recipe provides.
Anyway, I'm not completely clear on how to figure out the scale-up factor for the grain bill when batch sparging. So, I just upped everything 10%, hoping that would cover any efficiency drop I may encounter. Does this sound reasonable?
And, for those with 36 qt. Coleman Extreme MLTS, what calculations do you use, such as dead space, etc? And, as for grain temperature, I assume that would just be the ambient temperature, assuming that it's been stabilized to the surrounding conditions, right?
Sorry, for all the questions, but I bought all this stuff, and then realized that I'm not quite as knowledgeable as I should be. I took a little break from homebrewing, because after I got all my AG equipment in order, the weather here in Wisconsin really took a turn for the worse...a couple of blizzards, and some really cold streaks where brewing outside didn't seem like the most desirable thing. But, spring is definitely here now, so I'm all ready to go, except for these nagging questions. Any help would be most appreciated!