fivepoundpossum
Well-Known Member
This will be my first partial mash and Im largely following Deathbrewers instructions, but I just wanted to make sure Im doing this right. Ive got a five gallon pot in which I can reliably boil 4 gallons, maybe a bit more. My plan was to set up a grain bag in the pot and heat up 1.5 g of water (thats about 1.25 qt/lb of grain) to 160, dump in the grains, stir, and cover. Wrap the pot in a towel and let sit for 60 min, then set the drained bag in a colander and pour 2.5 g (thats .5 g/lb) water heated to 170 over the bag to sparge. Then I top off the wort to reach the 4 g boil mark (Im guessing the grains will absorb some of the water) and bring the whole thing to a boil and proceed as usual. Am I missing anything? Id also welcome any feedback on the recipe. Thanks!
Bleeding Heart Irish Red Ale
4 lbs maris otter
8 oz crystal 60
8 oz crystal 120
2 oz roasted barley
4 lbs light dry malt extract
.75 oz goldings, east kent (60 min)
.5 oz goldings, east kent (30 min)
.25 oz fuggles (5 min)
1 pkg irish ale yeast 1084
Boil size:4 g
Batch size: 5.5 g
Bleeding Heart Irish Red Ale
4 lbs maris otter
8 oz crystal 60
8 oz crystal 120
2 oz roasted barley
4 lbs light dry malt extract
.75 oz goldings, east kent (60 min)
.5 oz goldings, east kent (30 min)
.25 oz fuggles (5 min)
1 pkg irish ale yeast 1084
Boil size:4 g
Batch size: 5.5 g