I was aiming for the ~10% version they first made that was by far the best IMHO. I was hoping to get 11 gallons, however seeing I had not yet tested the limits of my setup I knew I would hit some snags. First off here is my recipe.
Scaled Hop venom
Style: Imperial IPAOG: 1.106
Type:FG: 1.033
Rating: 0.0ABV: 9.56 %
Calories: 349IBU's: 94.51
Efficiency: 83 %Boil Size: 12.13 Gal
Color: 10.1 SRM Batch Size: 11.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.121Boil Time: 90 minutes
Fermentation Steps
NameDays / Temp
(none)
Grains & Adjuncts
AmountPercentageNameTimeGravity
17.00 lbs 43.00 %Pale Malt (2 Row) US60 mins1.036
17.00 lbs 43.00 %Crisp Maris Otter60 mins1.038
16.00 ozs 2.53 %Aromatic Malt60 mins1.036
16.00 ozs 2.53 %Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L60 mins1.035
16.00 ozs 2.53 %Victory Malt60 mins1.034
16.00 ozs 2.53 %Wheat, Torrified60 mins1.036
8.50 ozs 1.34 %Briess Carapils60 mins1.034
1.00 lbs 2.53 %Extra Light Dry Extract60 mins1.044
Hops
AmountIBU'sNameTimeAA %
2.00 ozsNugget60 days13.00
2.30 ozs 17.77Amarillo GoldFirst Wort 8.50
1.00 ozs 11.82SimcoeFirst Wort13.00
1.00 ozs 9.09CentennialFirst Wort10.00
2.22 ozs 25.69Columbus (Tomahawk)60 mins14.00
2.22 ozs 25.69Magnum60 mins14.00
1.00 ozs 2.31Columbus (Tomahawk)5 mins14.00
1.00 ozs 2.14Simcoe5 mins13.00
2.00 ozs 0.00Amarillo Gold0 mins 8.50
2.00 ozs 0.00Centennial0 mins10.00
1.00 ozsAmarillo Gold60 days 8.50
1.00 ozsColumbus (Tomahawk)60 days14.00
1.00 ozsCentennial60 days10.00
1.00 ozsColumbus (Tomahawk)60 days14.00
1.00 ozsAmarillo Gold60 days 8.50
Yeasts
AmountNameLaboratory / ID
2.00 pkgLondon ESB AleWyeast Labs 1968
Additions
(none)
Mash Profile
Sacch' Rest60 min @ 152.0°F
Add 57.80 qt ( 1.50 qt/lb ) water @ 167.4°F
So the first snag I expected and experienced was not having enough room for the wet grain. About my setup. I brew 11 gallon batches typically. I have one large square 52l cooler that I mash in. This is easier to stir and fit all of the grain. I maxed this cooler so I knew that the next step would be tricky. My lautering setup is a 10 gallon orange Home Depot cooler that I fly sparge with. Just so you know, I did not go into this not expecting this issue. But with a large mesh bag I was able to sparge all of the grain. This was obviously not efficient enough because my gravity pre-boil was low. So I extended my boil and compromised my total gallons to get my gravity. Hopefully it turns out okay. I honestly think that the majority of the lost wort was soaked in the hops. I will definately be building another lautering cooler setup to avoid this in the future.
This is my hop covered screen. Yikes!
This was what was left after removing the screen.
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Scaled Hop venom
Style: Imperial IPAOG: 1.106
Type:FG: 1.033
Rating: 0.0ABV: 9.56 %
Calories: 349IBU's: 94.51
Efficiency: 83 %Boil Size: 12.13 Gal
Color: 10.1 SRM Batch Size: 11.00 Gal
Preboil OG: 1.121Boil Time: 90 minutes
Fermentation Steps
NameDays / Temp
(none)
Grains & Adjuncts
AmountPercentageNameTimeGravity
17.00 lbs 43.00 %Pale Malt (2 Row) US60 mins1.036
17.00 lbs 43.00 %Crisp Maris Otter60 mins1.038
16.00 ozs 2.53 %Aromatic Malt60 mins1.036
16.00 ozs 2.53 %Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L60 mins1.035
16.00 ozs 2.53 %Victory Malt60 mins1.034
16.00 ozs 2.53 %Wheat, Torrified60 mins1.036
8.50 ozs 1.34 %Briess Carapils60 mins1.034
1.00 lbs 2.53 %Extra Light Dry Extract60 mins1.044
Hops
AmountIBU'sNameTimeAA %
2.00 ozsNugget60 days13.00
2.30 ozs 17.77Amarillo GoldFirst Wort 8.50
1.00 ozs 11.82SimcoeFirst Wort13.00
1.00 ozs 9.09CentennialFirst Wort10.00
2.22 ozs 25.69Columbus (Tomahawk)60 mins14.00
2.22 ozs 25.69Magnum60 mins14.00
1.00 ozs 2.31Columbus (Tomahawk)5 mins14.00
1.00 ozs 2.14Simcoe5 mins13.00
2.00 ozs 0.00Amarillo Gold0 mins 8.50
2.00 ozs 0.00Centennial0 mins10.00
1.00 ozsAmarillo Gold60 days 8.50
1.00 ozsColumbus (Tomahawk)60 days14.00
1.00 ozsCentennial60 days10.00
1.00 ozsColumbus (Tomahawk)60 days14.00
1.00 ozsAmarillo Gold60 days 8.50
Yeasts
AmountNameLaboratory / ID
2.00 pkgLondon ESB AleWyeast Labs 1968
Additions
(none)
Mash Profile
Sacch' Rest60 min @ 152.0°F
Add 57.80 qt ( 1.50 qt/lb ) water @ 167.4°F
So the first snag I expected and experienced was not having enough room for the wet grain. About my setup. I brew 11 gallon batches typically. I have one large square 52l cooler that I mash in. This is easier to stir and fit all of the grain. I maxed this cooler so I knew that the next step would be tricky. My lautering setup is a 10 gallon orange Home Depot cooler that I fly sparge with. Just so you know, I did not go into this not expecting this issue. But with a large mesh bag I was able to sparge all of the grain. This was obviously not efficient enough because my gravity pre-boil was low. So I extended my boil and compromised my total gallons to get my gravity. Hopefully it turns out okay. I honestly think that the majority of the lost wort was soaked in the hops. I will definately be building another lautering cooler setup to avoid this in the future.
This is my hop covered screen. Yikes!
This was what was left after removing the screen.
Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew
