I did my first all grain brewing session today and it went really well. I need to spend some time working out my water volumes a little better for each step and my mash tun needs a little tweaking - otherwise it was a great success!
I used a cast iron camping stove (this thread), 10 gallon Gott cooler mash tun, and a counterflow chiller.
I'm trying to make a schwarzbier at 1.052. Post boil I only had 4 gallons left and measured 1.042. I boiled the last gallon of water with a half pound of DME, cooled it and added to the fermenter. I ended up with 5 gallons of 1.046 wort, short of my target OG but not too far away.
Obviously my efficiency was lower than I expected. I had a mash tun malfunction that probably contributed. My SS braid was bunched up and needs to be shortened a little before the next brew day. I probably should have used more sparge water too. If nothing else I would have had 5 gallons left after the boil.
Pics attached!
I used a cast iron camping stove (this thread), 10 gallon Gott cooler mash tun, and a counterflow chiller.
I'm trying to make a schwarzbier at 1.052. Post boil I only had 4 gallons left and measured 1.042. I boiled the last gallon of water with a half pound of DME, cooled it and added to the fermenter. I ended up with 5 gallons of 1.046 wort, short of my target OG but not too far away.
Obviously my efficiency was lower than I expected. I had a mash tun malfunction that probably contributed. My SS braid was bunched up and needs to be shortened a little before the next brew day. I probably should have used more sparge water too. If nothing else I would have had 5 gallons left after the boil.
Pics attached!
great. You know I'm glad to hear that.
