JoshJoshua
Active Member
After only doing one extract, and one partial. I decided to make a mash tun and go all grain.
The recipe I've modified a bit in BeerSmith to try and work with what I have, which is going to kill my back by the end of the night.
So here's the recipe I'm going to be using. Raspberry Wheat
5# German Pilsner 2-Row
5# German Wheat Malt
1# Caramel Crystal 20L
1# Flaked Oats
2.5# Frozen Raspberries
1oz Hallertauer
WL California Ale Yeast
Originally got 5.5# of 2-Row and Wheat, but my SG was through the roof, so backed it down to 5# and decided to make it a 5.5Gal batch instead of 5. SG is still high around 1.054. I'll probably be looking at a 6.4ABV when bottled (this is just a wild guess but Im sure the sugars from the raspberries will make a big difference).
My equipment is a 10gal HomeDepot Jug Mash Tun, 2 5gal brew pots, and a rectangular sparge tank. Really wish I could do one brew pot, but I'm in a small apartment and dont have any GFI outlets in my kitchen (which scares me) to go with a heat stick.
Going to mash at 150*F for 60mins, and sparge at 168*F. Since Im doing two brew pots, I'll combine into my bottling bucket and equal it out into the two pots. 60min boil with hops.
Brew day is going to be this Saturday night. Hopefully just my girlfriend and I can handle all the dishes.
Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated, but I'm feeling confident about this recipe and looking forward to making some learning mistakes.
Happy Brewing!
The recipe I've modified a bit in BeerSmith to try and work with what I have, which is going to kill my back by the end of the night.
So here's the recipe I'm going to be using. Raspberry Wheat
5# German Pilsner 2-Row
5# German Wheat Malt
1# Caramel Crystal 20L
1# Flaked Oats
2.5# Frozen Raspberries
1oz Hallertauer
WL California Ale Yeast
Originally got 5.5# of 2-Row and Wheat, but my SG was through the roof, so backed it down to 5# and decided to make it a 5.5Gal batch instead of 5. SG is still high around 1.054. I'll probably be looking at a 6.4ABV when bottled (this is just a wild guess but Im sure the sugars from the raspberries will make a big difference).
My equipment is a 10gal HomeDepot Jug Mash Tun, 2 5gal brew pots, and a rectangular sparge tank. Really wish I could do one brew pot, but I'm in a small apartment and dont have any GFI outlets in my kitchen (which scares me) to go with a heat stick.
Going to mash at 150*F for 60mins, and sparge at 168*F. Since Im doing two brew pots, I'll combine into my bottling bucket and equal it out into the two pots. 60min boil with hops.
Brew day is going to be this Saturday night. Hopefully just my girlfriend and I can handle all the dishes.
Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated, but I'm feeling confident about this recipe and looking forward to making some learning mistakes.
Happy Brewing!