Gentlemen,
Tomorrow is the day I will take the journey from boyhood to manhood. I will be doing my first all grain. I have read on the internet as much as I can, I have acquired all the needed equipment for an all grain brew. I am looking for any last minute pointers, tips, and gotchas, that the more experienced people have run across, so my journey is as smooth as possible. Here is my recipe and the gist of what I have planned for my IPA
9 lbs pale malt
1 lb honey malt
.5 lb Victory
.5 lb Crystal 60
1 lb Honey last 15 mins
1 oz Simcoe
1 oz Amarillo
1 oz Cascade
probably 1 extra oz of one of the above... (not sure how I'll split the hops up in the boil yet)
WLP 001 Cali Ale (1 qt starter made 2 days ago)
I hope to hit an OG of around 1.065
Single Infusion
Heat 15 qt. to 165 (per promash) target mash temp is 152
hold at 152 for 60 mins, drain to kettle
Batch sparge with 170 for 10 mins...not sure how much water to heat for sparge, I'll heat enough extra to give a good soaking.
5.5-6 gal boil, proceed as normal...
Any thing else I should be aware of?
Tomorrow is the day I will take the journey from boyhood to manhood. I will be doing my first all grain. I have read on the internet as much as I can, I have acquired all the needed equipment for an all grain brew. I am looking for any last minute pointers, tips, and gotchas, that the more experienced people have run across, so my journey is as smooth as possible. Here is my recipe and the gist of what I have planned for my IPA
9 lbs pale malt
1 lb honey malt
.5 lb Victory
.5 lb Crystal 60
1 lb Honey last 15 mins
1 oz Simcoe
1 oz Amarillo
1 oz Cascade
probably 1 extra oz of one of the above... (not sure how I'll split the hops up in the boil yet)
WLP 001 Cali Ale (1 qt starter made 2 days ago)
I hope to hit an OG of around 1.065
Single Infusion
Heat 15 qt. to 165 (per promash) target mash temp is 152
hold at 152 for 60 mins, drain to kettle
Batch sparge with 170 for 10 mins...not sure how much water to heat for sparge, I'll heat enough extra to give a good soaking.
5.5-6 gal boil, proceed as normal...
Any thing else I should be aware of?