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So, next time I'll have the guy at the LHBS run it twice, use the colander and lid, stir as I put in the grain (maybe put a little at a time to help avoid clumping?), and use less water and top it off in the fermenter if need be.

I stirred it. Maybe not enough? Should I be stirring for the whole hour? or just periodically? I squeezed it as best I could...I'll try using a colander and a lid next time. Being off by .01 I could almost live with but that .03 sucks.

Type: All Grain Batch Size: 1.00 gal Boil Size: 2.32 gal Boil Time: 60 min 3 lbs 10.0 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 90.6 % 6.0 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 9.4 % 0.41 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 70.7 IBUs 0.21 oz Columbus...

I've done close to 6 extract/mini mash batches and 6 all grain batches, and never had a problem hitting my OG. I've now done 2 BIAB batches (1gal) and both times i have missed my OG by 0.20 - 0.30 The first batch my mash temp was a little on the low side (150), but this time it stayed...

I've never heard of that, but it sounds tasty.

Recipe Type: All Grain Yeast: US-05 Batch Size (Gallons): 5 Original Gravity: 1.094 Final Gravity: 1.025 IBU: 96.1 Boiling Time (Minutes): 60 Color: 9.5 Primary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7-10 days Secondary Fermentation (# of Days & Temp): 7-14 days Tasting Notes: Coming soon...

Malts: 16 lbs 10.4 oz Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 1 92.3 % 1 lbs 6.1 oz Caramel/Crystal Malt - 40L (40.0 SRM) Grain 2 7.7 % Hops: 1.75 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.20 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 3 66.2 IBUs 1.00 oz Columbus (Tomahawk) [15.20 %] - Boil 10.0 min Hop 4 13.7 IBUs...

I LOVE me some hops, so adding more wouldn't be an issue. I was adding the crystal primarily for the color and for a little caramel undertone...I'm thinking 40 might be a better choice. I'm trying to get a nice amber color with the caramel tones, (very) bitter without a lot of floral notes from...

So what about say 12.5 lbs 2-row 1 lb crystal 60 1 oz columbus 60 minutes 1 oz centennial 15 minutes 1 oz columbus 5 minutes 1 oz centennial flame out dryhop with both columbus and centennial (1 oz each) for 5-7 days 1.5 oz orange peel added with the dryhop I plugged some numbers...

Batch size is 5 gallons Malts 16 lbs 2-row 1.5 lbs Crystal 60L 0.5 lbs Victory Hops 2 oz Centennial 2 oz Columbus 1.5 oz Cascade (dry hop) 1 oz Centennial (dry hop) WLP007 for yeast. 1,5 oz orange peel in secondary. I'm planning on boiling for 90 minutes and...