JSomps6
Well-Known Member
So this was my 2nd all grain batch and I'm still trying to figure out my system (bought used off craigslist.) It was a Porter recipe a buddy of mine came up with one night while drinking. Everything went pretty well and we had about 5.75 gallons in the boil kettle and started the boil.....
30 minutes in, we ran out of propane... It was a full tank for the 1st batch, how many batches should I get from 17 # tank?
I'm in Michigan so it was pretty cold. After we cooled and filled the carboy, we only had about 3.75 gallons... The OG was about 1.070 but because it was a made up on the fly recipe, we didn't have a projected OG, and he didn't remember the grain bill so we could try to calculate it. We pitched a vial of White labs yeast, no starter. I know Jamil Z says you need to pitch a lot more than that, but I've never had a problem with my extract batches, but never made anything this high of OG before either. I thought about boiling, cooling, and adding some water. How would this change the taste? Is it too late to do that now? This morning there was no airlock activity... I know not to panic yet, but would pitching another vial at this point be beneficial? What do you think my FG will be around?
Thanks in advance for help for a noob.
30 minutes in, we ran out of propane... It was a full tank for the 1st batch, how many batches should I get from 17 # tank?
I'm in Michigan so it was pretty cold. After we cooled and filled the carboy, we only had about 3.75 gallons... The OG was about 1.070 but because it was a made up on the fly recipe, we didn't have a projected OG, and he didn't remember the grain bill so we could try to calculate it. We pitched a vial of White labs yeast, no starter. I know Jamil Z says you need to pitch a lot more than that, but I've never had a problem with my extract batches, but never made anything this high of OG before either. I thought about boiling, cooling, and adding some water. How would this change the taste? Is it too late to do that now? This morning there was no airlock activity... I know not to panic yet, but would pitching another vial at this point be beneficial? What do you think my FG will be around?
Thanks in advance for help for a noob.