First All Grain brew

[IdoNisso]

Hey guys,
Next week I'm gonna brew my first AG batch.
The plan is a single hopped Simcoe IPA.
Would love some thoughts on the recipe and maybe a few tips off the top of your head to keep in mind. (already read the stickies and the book materials a couple of times..)


Recipe Specifications
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Boil Size: 23.70 l
Post Boil Volume: 21.65 l
Batch Size (fermenter): 18.93 l
Bottling Volume: 17.66 l
Estimated OG: 1.061 SG
Estimated Color: 32.4 EBC
Estimated IBU: 63.7 IBUs
Brewhouse Efficiency: 72.00 %
Est Mash Efficiency: 79.2 %
Boil Time: 60 Minutes

Ingredients:
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Amt Name Type # %/IBU
3.50 kg Pale Malt, Maris Otter (5.1 EBC) Grain 1 66.7 %
1.00 kg Amber Malt (55.0 EBC) Grain 2 19.0 %
0.75 kg Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (120.0 EBC) Grain 3 14.3 %
20.00 g Simcoe [12.80 %] - First Wort 60.0 min Hop 4 33.1 IBUs
10.00 g Simcoe [12.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 15.0 IBUs
15.00 g Simcoe [12.80 %] - Boil 15.0 min Hop 6 11.2 IBUs
15.00 g Simcoe [12.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 7 4.5 IBUs
2.0 pkg Safale American (DCL/Fermentis #US-05) Yeast 8 -
30.00 g Simcoe [12.80 %] - Dry Hop 14.0 Days Hop 9 0.0 IBUs

Mash Schedule: Single Infusion, Full Body
Total Grain Weight: 5.25 kg
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Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Mash In Add 13.69 l of water at 77.2 C 68.9 C 45 min
Mash Out Add 5.48 l of water at 95.3 C 75.6 C 10 min

Sparge: Batch sparge with 2 steps (Drain mash tun, , 10.73l) of 75.6 C water


Thanks in advance guys!

 

[mutgr087]

The best advice I can think of for your first go would be to take your time and double check everything: Ingredients, times, connections from vessel to vessel. My first AG batch got ruined from not checking the hose clamps on my immersion chiller, over a half hour a bunch of hose water ran into my beer, screwed up the volume and it was clearly unsanitary at that point. Good Luck!

 

[Painty]

Good luck and have fun...Make it fun,and keep at it...