cvstrat
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I wanted to first say thanks to everyone that posts on this forum. I read a ton of stuff here before attempting my first brew and I hope it works out
Anyway I'm doing a pale ale recipe for my first attempt. So far I managed to crush my grains, heat up the strike water, and get the mash going in my rubbermaid home depot special tun. After a good stir or two the temp was perfect. It's now sealed up for the next hour while I prepare for mash out and sparging.
I read something about not really needing to mash out. I guess my question is that the recipe I have in promash shows a mash out. If I'm not going to do this does my strike water volume become the total of the strike+mashout water volumes, or do I just use the regular strike water volume and sparge with more water?
Also I have a few glass carboys for secondary and the "ale pail" for primary. Am I going to need a blowoff? I'm pretty sure the pail is 6.5g and my batch will end up being 5g even.
Thanks!! I'll post pics when it's all done.
Anyway I'm doing a pale ale recipe for my first attempt. So far I managed to crush my grains, heat up the strike water, and get the mash going in my rubbermaid home depot special tun. After a good stir or two the temp was perfect. It's now sealed up for the next hour while I prepare for mash out and sparging.
I read something about not really needing to mash out. I guess my question is that the recipe I have in promash shows a mash out. If I'm not going to do this does my strike water volume become the total of the strike+mashout water volumes, or do I just use the regular strike water volume and sparge with more water?
Also I have a few glass carboys for secondary and the "ale pail" for primary. Am I going to need a blowoff? I'm pretty sure the pail is 6.5g and my batch will end up being 5g even.
Thanks!! I'll post pics when it's all done.