Recent content by KZ in der Schweiz

Didn't answer your timing question; It probably took 10 minutes to zero in on the proper mash temp, with a starting temp after adding grain of 62ºC. After mash it less that 15 minutes to get from the mash temperature to full boil. Here is the BeerSmith recipe for Pliny the Elder, which was our...

Single Temperature Mash, 60 min at 66.7ºC 60 min Boil

Thank you for such a detailed reply! 1.012 was our measured FG, which is why I was confused enough to search out opinions and advice. We will take another measurement but my buddy sent me a picture of the first so that I wouldn’t ridicule him. We will re-yeast before bottling and hope for the...

Hello all, New to Homebrewtalk, first post! The issue: I brewed a 60L batch following a slightly modified Pliny the Elder all-grain recipe from Beersmith. This was our first batch adding a false bottom and circulation pump to our pot. We followed temps and times to a tee but ended up with an OG...