Stauffbier
Well-Known Member
I'm planning on brewing a 5 gal no sparge batch similar to a Warsteiner Dunkel, but with ale yeast instead of lager. It's not a big beer. I'm predicting an OG of 1.047. I'd like to toss in some Maris Otter after that and make a 5 gal Amber(ish) with second runnings that comes in at more or less the same OG. My question is; How much Maris Otter should I put in the second mash to get back up to around 1.047 more or less.
Here's the grain bill on the first run (dunkel);
7 lbs American 2-row
1.5 lbs American Vienna
.5 lbs American Black Patent
2 lbs Instant Corn Grits
It's my first partygyle. I'm figuring on 75% efficiency on the first run with a 2 hour mash. Being a no sparge batch, my mash is very thin at 2.96 qt/lb. Is 75% efficiency realistic for a no sparge that thin? I usually hit 79-80% when I batch sparge...
Thanks for any advice!
Here's the grain bill on the first run (dunkel);
7 lbs American 2-row
1.5 lbs American Vienna
.5 lbs American Black Patent
2 lbs Instant Corn Grits
It's my first partygyle. I'm figuring on 75% efficiency on the first run with a 2 hour mash. Being a no sparge batch, my mash is very thin at 2.96 qt/lb. Is 75% efficiency realistic for a no sparge that thin? I usually hit 79-80% when I batch sparge...
Thanks for any advice!