Vcreations
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Hey yall, i brewed my first recipe i made using beersmith two days ago. It is a partial mash, but i'm trying to use mostly grains in it! On beersmith it said it should be about 1.054, but i ended up with a starting gravity of 1.032. here is a run down of the recipe:
Grain Bill:
3# Light pale ale malt extract
5# 2-row malt
1# Crystal 15L
1/2# Honey
Boil:
60 mins 1/2 oz Warrior Hops
15 mins 1/2 oz Cascade
5 mins 1/2 oz Cascade
I did the mash-in-bag technique for now with 3 gallons of water at 160F starting out, and it stayed at 148F during the 45 min soak. I then sparged with 2 1/2 gallons of 170F water. I then added my malt extract and honey and brought to boil then added the hops at 60 mins, 15 mins(also put in my wort chiller), and 5 mins. i also added 1tsp of yeast nutrients at 10mins left in the boil.
the part that had me upset was that it took me forever to cool down my wort! usually it only takes me about 20-25 mins with the wort chiller, but this time it was closer to 30-35 mins. I had to add cold water to get it to atleast 80F and then when i transfered it to the primary it cooled to about 76F so i pitched the yeast. The og was 1.032 when i transfered it. I was hoping that anyone might be able to help me point out something i did wrong, because i really want to make this recipe awesome!!
Grain Bill:
3# Light pale ale malt extract
5# 2-row malt
1# Crystal 15L
1/2# Honey
Boil:
60 mins 1/2 oz Warrior Hops
15 mins 1/2 oz Cascade
5 mins 1/2 oz Cascade
I did the mash-in-bag technique for now with 3 gallons of water at 160F starting out, and it stayed at 148F during the 45 min soak. I then sparged with 2 1/2 gallons of 170F water. I then added my malt extract and honey and brought to boil then added the hops at 60 mins, 15 mins(also put in my wort chiller), and 5 mins. i also added 1tsp of yeast nutrients at 10mins left in the boil.
the part that had me upset was that it took me forever to cool down my wort! usually it only takes me about 20-25 mins with the wort chiller, but this time it was closer to 30-35 mins. I had to add cold water to get it to atleast 80F and then when i transfered it to the primary it cooled to about 76F so i pitched the yeast. The og was 1.032 when i transfered it. I was hoping that anyone might be able to help me point out something i did wrong, because i really want to make this recipe awesome!!