kevinb
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This is my first all grain attempt so I am trying a BIAB. I am making nut brown ale. I have been cruising the forum and I think I have this figured, but I was just hoping for some confirmation. I am trying to end up with 2.5 gallon since I have a relatively small pot. My recipe is:
Grains:
3.5# - 2-row malt
5 oz - victory malt
2 oz – chocolate malt
1 oz – 120L crystal malt
Hops:
0.5 oz – 60 min
0.25 oz – fuggle 10 min
0.25 oz – fuggle 1 min
Mash
Mash 152°F for 60 min
Mash out 168°F for 5 min
My questions:
1) Assuming 1.5 quart / pound of grain and 68°F grain I calculate my strike water to be 1.5 gallons at 163°F. Sound about right?
2) I plan to have a second pot of warm water as a sort of rinse sparge. I plan to do that at 160°F for 5 – 10 min. Correct?
3) I estimate that I will use 4 gallons total. 1.5 gallons mash + 2.5 gallons of rinse water. My assumption is that I will loose 0.5 gallon to grain absorption and about 1 gallon to boil off leaving me with 2.5 gallon of wort. Does this seem correct?
4) Should I dump the rinse water into the brew pot and then bring it all up to the mash out temp?
Any other tips or feedback would be appreciated. I am a bit nervous, but excited.
Grains:
3.5# - 2-row malt
5 oz - victory malt
2 oz – chocolate malt
1 oz – 120L crystal malt
Hops:
0.5 oz – 60 min
0.25 oz – fuggle 10 min
0.25 oz – fuggle 1 min
Mash
Mash 152°F for 60 min
Mash out 168°F for 5 min
My questions:
1) Assuming 1.5 quart / pound of grain and 68°F grain I calculate my strike water to be 1.5 gallons at 163°F. Sound about right?
2) I plan to have a second pot of warm water as a sort of rinse sparge. I plan to do that at 160°F for 5 – 10 min. Correct?
3) I estimate that I will use 4 gallons total. 1.5 gallons mash + 2.5 gallons of rinse water. My assumption is that I will loose 0.5 gallon to grain absorption and about 1 gallon to boil off leaving me with 2.5 gallon of wort. Does this seem correct?
4) Should I dump the rinse water into the brew pot and then bring it all up to the mash out temp?
Any other tips or feedback would be appreciated. I am a bit nervous, but excited.