Please advise on this recipe for tonight!

[alee]

I am about to start this dry stout recipe and would like to hear suggestions on when to add the hops? Also, how long to steep the grains, flaked barley?
Ordinarily I would heat the water with the grains in grain bags until it was approx 170deg. Would this suffice?
Nichole's Dry Irish Stout
Dry Stout


Type: Extract
Date: 2/13/2009
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Adrian Lee
Boil Size: 5.72 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment
Taste Rating(out of 50): 0.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: -
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
2.00 lb Light Dry Extract (8.0 SRM) Dry Extract 25.00 %
4.00 lb UltraLight Liquid extract (4.0 SRM) Extract 50.00 %
0.75 lb Barley, Flaked (1.7 SRM) Grain 9.38 %
0.75 lb Black Barley (Stout) (500.0 SRM) Grain 9.38 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 75L (75.0 SRM) Grain 6.25 %
1.00 oz Target [8.00 %] (60 min) Hops 29.6 IBU
0.50 oz Goldings, East Kent [5.00 %] (5 min) Hops 1.8 IBU



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.048 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.010 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.013 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.005 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.62 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 0.65 %
Bitterness: 31.5 IBU Calories: 43 cal/pint
Est Color: 32.5 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: None Total Grain Weight: 10.00 lb
Sparge Water: - Grain Temperature: -
Sparge Temperature: - TunTemperature: -
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: -

Steep grains as desired (30-60 minutes)



Mash Notes: -
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 28.0 days
Storage Temperature: 52.0 F

Notes


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[alee]

I have a pound of each grain, should I increase their amounts any?

 

[Yooper]

I'd do the recipe as written, not adding more grain. You'll get plenty of flavor and color from them.

As far as the hops, I'd add them as directed in the recipe, too. I don't see any reason to change it.

 

[alee]

thanks, she's already boiling. This is my SWMBO's first brew! Hoping to get her hooked, that way I can buy more equipment!
I did up the grains very slightly to 10oz each (.625lbs) and added 1oz of target and 1/2 oz of goldings at boil. Will add 1/2 of goldings at 5 min remaining. I played with beersmith a little and changed the Alpha acid of my hops to what was stated on the bag. I also only added the 4lbs of liquid extract to begin with and will add the 2lbs of DME at 15 min remaining....Is this a good Idea?