Hello. Well, with years of partial mashes, which were slowly growing larger and larger, I just finally said ENOUGH! and set up a cooler. I've also downloaded beersmith to try. Would you be so kind as to review and see if it looks right?
The water additions add up to far more than the boil volume to me (comes out to 8.06 gallons). I assume that this is for the dead space in the tun that BeerSmith asked for, as well as the fluid that the grain will not release in lautering.
This is to do two batch sparges.
The only trouble I can see is that I will be either using a turkey frier or a stovetop to try and manage the heating of water to add (probably inside on the cooktop so I can have pots at different temperatures). That might be tricky, but until I can build or buy a sculpture later this year, it'll just have to be tricky. Any hints are welcome.
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beersmith output
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Type: All Grain
Date: 5/30/2008
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.72 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Cooler (48 qt)
(igloo ice cube marine, copper slotted pipe manifold)
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 (estimated for first run)
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 86.49 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 10.81 %
0.25 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.70 %
1.00 oz Spalter [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 15.7 IBU
0.50 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (45 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
0.25 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (30 min) Hops 2.7 IBU
0.25 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (15 min) Hops 1.7 IBU
0.28 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565)
[Starter 1000 ml - stepped 1pt, 1qt, chilled, in 12hr increments]
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.36 %
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 26.6 IBU
Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 4.2 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: first kolsch step Mash
Total Grain Weight: 9.25 lb
Sparge Water: 4.61 gal
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
TunTemperature: 120.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE
Mash PH: 5.4 PH
first kolsch step Mash Step Time Name Description Step Temp
10 min Step Add 3.00 qt of water at 150.1 F 122.0 F
15 min Step Add 3.00 qt of water at 153.5 F 134.0 F
60 min Step Add 3.00 qt of water at 199.9 F 152.0 F
20 min Step Add 4.88 qt of water at 204.6 F 168.0 F
Mash Notes:
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2)
Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 8.7 PSI
Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 34.0 F
Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 34.0 F
The water additions add up to far more than the boil volume to me (comes out to 8.06 gallons). I assume that this is for the dead space in the tun that BeerSmith asked for, as well as the fluid that the grain will not release in lautering.
This is to do two batch sparges.
The only trouble I can see is that I will be either using a turkey frier or a stovetop to try and manage the heating of water to add (probably inside on the cooktop so I can have pots at different temperatures). That might be tricky, but until I can build or buy a sculpture later this year, it'll just have to be tricky. Any hints are welcome.
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beersmith output
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Type: All Grain
Date: 5/30/2008
Batch Size: 5.50 gal
Boil Size: 6.72 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Cooler (48 qt)
(igloo ice cube marine, copper slotted pipe manifold)
Brewhouse Efficiency: 70.00 (estimated for first run)
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
8.00 lb Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 86.49 %
1.00 lb White Wheat Malt (2.4 SRM) Grain 10.81 %
0.25 lb Honey Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 2.70 %
1.00 oz Spalter [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 15.7 IBU
0.50 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (45 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
0.25 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (30 min) Hops 2.7 IBU
0.25 oz Saaz [4.00 %] (15 min) Hops 1.7 IBU
0.28 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs Kolsch Yeast (Wyeast Labs #2565)
[Starter 1000 ml - stepped 1pt, 1qt, chilled, in 12hr increments]
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.044 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.011 SG
Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.36 %
Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 26.6 IBU
Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 4.2 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash Name: first kolsch step Mash
Total Grain Weight: 9.25 lb
Sparge Water: 4.61 gal
Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F
TunTemperature: 120.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: TRUE
Mash PH: 5.4 PH
first kolsch step Mash Step Time Name Description Step Temp
10 min Step Add 3.00 qt of water at 150.1 F 122.0 F
15 min Step Add 3.00 qt of water at 153.5 F 134.0 F
60 min Step Add 3.00 qt of water at 199.9 F 152.0 F
20 min Step Add 4.88 qt of water at 204.6 F 168.0 F
Mash Notes:
Carbonation and Storage
Carbonation Type: Kegged (Forced CO2)
Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 8.7 PSI
Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 34.0 F
Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 34.0 F