statseeker
Well-Known Member
I brewed BarleyWater's Dark Chocolate Stout recipe yesterday mostly according to the recipe. The only changes I made were to the hops, I used 2oz of Liberty and .5oz of Saaz. Both at 3.1% AAU and to the process, instead of a mash out I sparged the grain because I had the equipment to do it.
1st problem: I intended to make it 6 gallons like the recipe. I ended up with between 3 and 4 ish gallons. I was very careful about dedicating 4 gallons to the mash and 2 to the sparging process. It was a 90 minute boil. Could I have lost that much to the boil? I dont think so. But I need a second opinion. What can I do to fill that void? Boil, cool and add more water? Do I need to fill it at all?
2nd problem: My stout had a significantly higher gravity. I assume this was from ending up short by 2 or so gallons. His was 1.053, mine was 1.067.
1st problem: I intended to make it 6 gallons like the recipe. I ended up with between 3 and 4 ish gallons. I was very careful about dedicating 4 gallons to the mash and 2 to the sparging process. It was a 90 minute boil. Could I have lost that much to the boil? I dont think so. But I need a second opinion. What can I do to fill that void? Boil, cool and add more water? Do I need to fill it at all?
2nd problem: My stout had a significantly higher gravity. I assume this was from ending up short by 2 or so gallons. His was 1.053, mine was 1.067.