Recent content by frontenac

If the grain weights are accurate and your final volume was truly 1.1 gallons, it looks to me like you got about 73? efficiency. Pretty average for an all-grain batch. So, in my opinion, yes it was probably too much malt for the target gravity.

Cool, thanks guys. Good tips!

If you do not have an immersion chiller then I suggest an ice bath. Add some ice water to your kitchen sink and place your kettle in the water bath. Gently stir the wort as it cools to speed the cooling process. Some people would suggest keeping the cover on top of the kettle to prevent...

You could definitely go that route. Straining would help to hold back the spent hop and hot and cold break material potentially giving the beer a "cleaner" profile. Typically what I do is whirlpool my wort after cooling then letting it settle for about 20 minutes or so. The idea is that all...

Any thoughts/suggestions on a Parti-gyle mash to make three separate beers? I want to make an ordinary, best, ESB from one main mash. My plan is to mash some base malt (Maris otter) and draw off one gyle. Then sparge to get an equal amount of wort in a second gyle. The I would blend the two...

Definitely in for any of those prizes!