r8rphan
Well-Known Member
My system is ready for the switch from 5G extract to 10G AG... I cleaned everything with PBW last night and rinsed... Gonna transfer a beer from my second carboy into a corny and then I should be good to go...
Want to run the mash process by you guys, and I have a couple questions...
I bought a 5G American IPA kit from B3 which was shipped on the third.. It's been in the fridge for a bit more than a week, and I don't want to wait any longer so that it stays reasonably fresh..
I bought a second American IPA 5G kit from them, which was shipped on the 15th..
So I have 2 kits.. each kit has 12lbs 2 row, and 1.5lbs crystal malt 15L
So that's 27 lbs of grain... I want to mash at 154-156 (158 max) degrees, so that I stay on the maltier end of things...
So here's the plan as I understand it...
*) I just removed both kits from the fridge, and set them on the coffee table a bout ten feet in front of the fireplace to warm up to room temp in preparation for the mash a few hours from now... (7-8 hours)
*) I heat up about 10 gallons of water to 180 or better, and dump into the mash tun (48qt coleman cooler) to preheat it while the strike water is heating..
*) I heat seven and a half gallons of water to 170-172 degrees..
*) I dump the preheat water from the tun, and then dump the strike water into the tun from the kettle...
*) I check the temp to make sure it's 170-172 degrees, and then add the 27 lbs of grain and stir
*) I check the temperature, and add hot or cold water if needed to get it to the 156 degree temp I'm targeting.. stir thoroughly
*) Cover and wait 60 mins
??) should I leave alone, or stir during this process
*) while waiting for the mash, during the last 15 mins or so, I heat another 3 gallons for the sparge (I'll be adding ore before I actually sparge)
*) After 60 mins, I collect the first running into a plastic bucket and cover... recirculating the first half gallon into a pitcher until it runs clear..
*) I deduct what I collected from the first running from eleven gallons, and then add enough water to the 3 gallons already heating to equal that amount... I bring the sparge water to about 168-170 degrees, and then dump it into the mash tun and stir...
*) I wait 15 mins and then collect the second runnings into a second bucket (recirculating with the pitcher first)... and cover..
??) should I leave alone during the 15 mins or stir occasionally?
*) I should now have 11 gallons of wort...
*) I add the wort in the two buckets to the BK and check the OG and figure efficiency..
*) I add 2 more gallons of water for boil off, and begin my boil...
If I follow these steps will I be successful?
Is there anything I missed?
Suggestions?
Want to run the mash process by you guys, and I have a couple questions...
I bought a 5G American IPA kit from B3 which was shipped on the third.. It's been in the fridge for a bit more than a week, and I don't want to wait any longer so that it stays reasonably fresh..
I bought a second American IPA 5G kit from them, which was shipped on the 15th..
So I have 2 kits.. each kit has 12lbs 2 row, and 1.5lbs crystal malt 15L
So that's 27 lbs of grain... I want to mash at 154-156 (158 max) degrees, so that I stay on the maltier end of things...
So here's the plan as I understand it...
*) I just removed both kits from the fridge, and set them on the coffee table a bout ten feet in front of the fireplace to warm up to room temp in preparation for the mash a few hours from now... (7-8 hours)
*) I heat up about 10 gallons of water to 180 or better, and dump into the mash tun (48qt coleman cooler) to preheat it while the strike water is heating..
*) I heat seven and a half gallons of water to 170-172 degrees..
*) I dump the preheat water from the tun, and then dump the strike water into the tun from the kettle...
*) I check the temp to make sure it's 170-172 degrees, and then add the 27 lbs of grain and stir
*) I check the temperature, and add hot or cold water if needed to get it to the 156 degree temp I'm targeting.. stir thoroughly
*) Cover and wait 60 mins
??) should I leave alone, or stir during this process
*) while waiting for the mash, during the last 15 mins or so, I heat another 3 gallons for the sparge (I'll be adding ore before I actually sparge)
*) After 60 mins, I collect the first running into a plastic bucket and cover... recirculating the first half gallon into a pitcher until it runs clear..
*) I deduct what I collected from the first running from eleven gallons, and then add enough water to the 3 gallons already heating to equal that amount... I bring the sparge water to about 168-170 degrees, and then dump it into the mash tun and stir...
*) I wait 15 mins and then collect the second runnings into a second bucket (recirculating with the pitcher first)... and cover..
??) should I leave alone during the 15 mins or stir occasionally?
*) I should now have 11 gallons of wort...
*) I add the wort in the two buckets to the BK and check the OG and figure efficiency..
*) I add 2 more gallons of water for boil off, and begin my boil...
If I follow these steps will I be successful?
Is there anything I missed?
Suggestions?