First time trying all grain beer recipe. I've mostly done festabrew and made one coopers extract kit.
I don't have equipment for all grain, but wanted to try anyway. I have 2 12L stock pots and a propane stove.
I'm planning to split the ingredients between the pots and do both at the same time. I know this will be demanding, to try to keep temps steady. I have a meat thermometer.
I just wanted to double check the process, because I'm not sure on it.
get water to right temp.
Steep grain. (I have cheesecloth that I thought would make it easier to get grain out again, but is there a reason I shouldn't use this?).
Take out the grain and drain in a colander, then pour hot water over it to rinse.
I plan on doing this right over the pot.
Squeeze liquid out of grain and get rid of the grain. (can I use a hydrometer in very hot liquid?)
boil wort and add hops at right times.
Put ice in wort and set it out in snowbank to cool. Maybe I'll have to put plasic wrap over the steam hole in the lid, so germs don't get in.
bring inside and transfer to fermentor. Check OG and add water as needed. I can add malt extract if OG is too low.
Does this make sense, or am I missing a bunch of stuff? I could get a bigger pot, but I think it's too dangerous to lift 20L of hot liquid. I'm a woman and not that strong, with little kids and a dog under my feet.
I don't have equipment for all grain, but wanted to try anyway. I have 2 12L stock pots and a propane stove.
I'm planning to split the ingredients between the pots and do both at the same time. I know this will be demanding, to try to keep temps steady. I have a meat thermometer.
I just wanted to double check the process, because I'm not sure on it.
get water to right temp.
Steep grain. (I have cheesecloth that I thought would make it easier to get grain out again, but is there a reason I shouldn't use this?).
Take out the grain and drain in a colander, then pour hot water over it to rinse.
I plan on doing this right over the pot.
Squeeze liquid out of grain and get rid of the grain. (can I use a hydrometer in very hot liquid?)
boil wort and add hops at right times.
Put ice in wort and set it out in snowbank to cool. Maybe I'll have to put plasic wrap over the steam hole in the lid, so germs don't get in.
bring inside and transfer to fermentor. Check OG and add water as needed. I can add malt extract if OG is too low.
Does this make sense, or am I missing a bunch of stuff? I could get a bigger pot, but I think it's too dangerous to lift 20L of hot liquid. I'm a woman and not that strong, with little kids and a dog under my feet.