desertw0lf
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So I attempted my first AG brew yesterday. I was doing a SMaSH, consisting of 11# Maris Otter, and E Kent Goldings as my hops.
I did my mash with 4.5 Gal @ 154 F for 60 Min, and my sparge with 2.5 Gal @ 167 F for 15 Min. My mesh stayed in place in my mash tun, and I poured the first ~ Gallon of runnings back into the tun as it was full of bits of grain.
I then did my boil for 60 Min with hop schedule of 1oz EKG @ 60m, 1 oz EKG @ 30m, .5oz EKG @ 15 Min with a couple tsp of Irish Moss. Hops was in plug form, done in a hop bag.
When boil was finished, I cooled with immersion chiller and poured off into fermenting bucket. It was at this point that I realized my wort was full of tiny grain bits and pieces. I pitched my yeast anyhow (Safale US-05) and it is fermenting pretty heartily - moreso than any extract brew I've ever done.
So, what to do about all the sediment and grain granules?? Am I screwed?
Edit : OG came out ~ 1.050.
I did my mash with 4.5 Gal @ 154 F for 60 Min, and my sparge with 2.5 Gal @ 167 F for 15 Min. My mesh stayed in place in my mash tun, and I poured the first ~ Gallon of runnings back into the tun as it was full of bits of grain.
I then did my boil for 60 Min with hop schedule of 1oz EKG @ 60m, 1 oz EKG @ 30m, .5oz EKG @ 15 Min with a couple tsp of Irish Moss. Hops was in plug form, done in a hop bag.
When boil was finished, I cooled with immersion chiller and poured off into fermenting bucket. It was at this point that I realized my wort was full of tiny grain bits and pieces. I pitched my yeast anyhow (Safale US-05) and it is fermenting pretty heartily - moreso than any extract brew I've ever done.
So, what to do about all the sediment and grain granules?? Am I screwed?
Edit : OG came out ~ 1.050.