HokieHomeBrewer
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First off, I've looked at the great Partial Mash Walkthrough tread on HBT.
Here are the vague instructions for my 5 gallon partial mash recipe.
Place crushed grains in a steeping bag. Steep the grains at 155 F in 3.0 qts of water. OK I understand so far but for how long?30-45 mins?
Remove bag and place it in colander over the brewpot. Rinse the grains with approximately 2 qts of 170 F water Understood , bringing volume to at least 3 gallons. I don't understand this. 5 quarts equals 1.25 gallon. Do I then pour in another 1.75 gallons of water and then reheat to a boil???
Add extract hops etc...I understand the rest. But I don't understand the first part.
The recipe calls for 1 lb of 2 row and 8 oz of crystal. I'm assuming I heat up 3 quarts of water to 155 (or higher), then line the pot with a big strainer bag and add the grains....but how long do I leave them in there? On my other burner I'll be heating up 2 qts of water to 170 and then I'll be pouring that over the grains into the 3 qts below correct?
So then what? Top up to 3 gallons and then extract, hops, etc?
Please help.
Here are the vague instructions for my 5 gallon partial mash recipe.
Place crushed grains in a steeping bag. Steep the grains at 155 F in 3.0 qts of water. OK I understand so far but for how long?30-45 mins?
Remove bag and place it in colander over the brewpot. Rinse the grains with approximately 2 qts of 170 F water Understood , bringing volume to at least 3 gallons. I don't understand this. 5 quarts equals 1.25 gallon. Do I then pour in another 1.75 gallons of water and then reheat to a boil???
Add extract hops etc...I understand the rest. But I don't understand the first part.
The recipe calls for 1 lb of 2 row and 8 oz of crystal. I'm assuming I heat up 3 quarts of water to 155 (or higher), then line the pot with a big strainer bag and add the grains....but how long do I leave them in there? On my other burner I'll be heating up 2 qts of water to 170 and then I'll be pouring that over the grains into the 3 qts below correct?
So then what? Top up to 3 gallons and then extract, hops, etc?
Please help.