fraser9569
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Hi all,
Fairly new to brewing, I've done four or five kits and recently started to experiment with other peoples recipes posted online. I've struggled a bit with the wording for this question so I hope it makes sense - if not please ask for any parts you want clarified.
A lot of the recipes I've been looking at are for Grainfathers and machines with a far larger brewing capacity than I have. I only have a simple 5 gallon stove kettle and it's not large enough for some of the 5 gallon recipes I come across. I have been reducing the ingredients to 50%-75% to allow me to brew to the letter of the recipe but I've seen a few posts regarding brewing the wort to a greater concentration and diluting post boil with water.
Question I have is regarding how much grains I need in the mash and how much water I should add if I'm going to make a higher concentration wort?
Do I stick to the original recipe with regards to the amount of grains and then just top up to the required fermenter volume just prior to pitching the yeast? For example if the recipe calls for 5 gallons of water and 3lb of grain during the mash can I go with 3 gallons of water and 3lb of grain and then top up to the fermenter volume stated on the recipe?
From what I've read I believe it would be best to try and get the wort to the required OG stated in the recipe prior to pitching the yeast, would this be the best route to take?
Thanks in Advance,
Fraser
Fairly new to brewing, I've done four or five kits and recently started to experiment with other peoples recipes posted online. I've struggled a bit with the wording for this question so I hope it makes sense - if not please ask for any parts you want clarified.
A lot of the recipes I've been looking at are for Grainfathers and machines with a far larger brewing capacity than I have. I only have a simple 5 gallon stove kettle and it's not large enough for some of the 5 gallon recipes I come across. I have been reducing the ingredients to 50%-75% to allow me to brew to the letter of the recipe but I've seen a few posts regarding brewing the wort to a greater concentration and diluting post boil with water.
Question I have is regarding how much grains I need in the mash and how much water I should add if I'm going to make a higher concentration wort?
Do I stick to the original recipe with regards to the amount of grains and then just top up to the required fermenter volume just prior to pitching the yeast? For example if the recipe calls for 5 gallons of water and 3lb of grain during the mash can I go with 3 gallons of water and 3lb of grain and then top up to the fermenter volume stated on the recipe?
From what I've read I believe it would be best to try and get the wort to the required OG stated in the recipe prior to pitching the yeast, would this be the best route to take?
Thanks in Advance,
Fraser