ChaosB
Berserker
I'm a brand new brewer, working with my first recipe, a clone of MadTree Galaxy High obtained from the brewery. I've input the recipe into Beer Smith 3 to the best of my ability. With the listed brew house efficiency of 82.35%, I expect my system will be a bit lower than that. I will describe my setup below but how should I go about estimating my efficiency for scaling?
Recipe:
Size: 5 gal
Efficiency: 82.35%
Attenuation: 92.0%
Original Gravity: 1.084
Terminal Gravity: 1.007
Color: 9.36
Alcohol: 10.21%
Bitterness: 117.6
INGREDIENTS:
10.43 lb (71.9%) 2-Row Brewers Malt - added during mash
2.23 lb (15.4%) Vienna Malt - added during mash
0.5 lb (3.4%) 2-Row Caramel Malt 40L - added during mash
0.25 lb (2.4%) 2-Row Carapils Malt - added during mash
0.5 oz (5.7%) Galena (13.1%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
0.57 oz (6.5%) Topaz (16.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
0.58 oz (6.6%) Topaz (16.2%) - added during boil, boiled 30 m
0.39 oz (4.4%) Topaz (16.2%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
0.58 oz (6.6%) Galaxy (14.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
1 lb (6.8%) Corn Sugar - added during boil, boiled 10 m
0.77 oz (8.8%) Galaxy (14.8%) - added after boil, steeped 15 m
0.77 oz (8.8%) Topaz (16.2%) - added after boil, steeped 15 m
0.1 lb (17.6%) Galaxy (14.8%) - added dry to primary fermenter
0.05 lb (8.8%) Topaz (16.2%) - added dry to primary fermenter
0.1 lb (17.6%) Galaxy (14.8%) - added dry to primary fermenter
0.05 lb (8.8%) Topaz (16.2%) - added dry to primary fermenter
Equipment:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/1st-time-brewer-3-vessel-ss-brewtech-herms-system.665219/
HLT: 10 gal Megapot 1.2 kettle w/ Blichmann small HERMS coil. To be direct fired using Hellfire floor burner, manually controlled until I get a Tower of Power controller.
MLT: 15 gal SS Brewtech kettle w/ 11.5'' Titan false bottom (may need bigger false bottom).
BOIL: 15 gal SS Brewtech kettle w/ SpinCycle weldless whirlpool return. Direct fired using 2nd Blichmann Hellfire floor burner.
2 Blichmann RipTide pumps.
A Blichmann Therminator + Thrumometer for chilling.
On my test run I've noticed the pumps don't function so well once the liquid is mixed with oxygen so there will be some wort loss between moving from the MLT to Kettle and Kettle to plate chiller to carboy.
Since I'm doing a 5 gallon batch on a higher capacity system, I believe I can reasonably do a no sparge. Recirculating through the HERMS throughout the entire mash before pumping the full pre boil volume to the boil kettle. There should be some wort volume lost in the HERMS coil as well.
In Beer Smith 3, I'm having trouble with calculations. I created a new style guide to set my estimated original gravity in line with the recipe but the estimated final gravity, color, and ABV do not align with the recipe from MadTree. I assume this is due to a difference in ingredient values? I set the brewhouse efficiency to that of the recipe but I don't really expect to achieve that efficiency on my first brew day and with the dry hopping.
I have not really decided on a mash or boil temperature. I still need to clarify with the brewery what the dry hopping schedule is. I'm not sure why my Steep/WhirlPool additions say 194 F and the decoction Boil temp indicates 212 F. I don't expect the temp to immediately drop that much between flame out and starting my whirlpool? I've considered whirlpooling through my plate chiller before turning on the chill water for sanitation purposes before flame out.
Recipe:
Size: 5 gal
Efficiency: 82.35%
Attenuation: 92.0%
Original Gravity: 1.084
Terminal Gravity: 1.007
Color: 9.36
Alcohol: 10.21%
Bitterness: 117.6
INGREDIENTS:
10.43 lb (71.9%) 2-Row Brewers Malt - added during mash
2.23 lb (15.4%) Vienna Malt - added during mash
0.5 lb (3.4%) 2-Row Caramel Malt 40L - added during mash
0.25 lb (2.4%) 2-Row Carapils Malt - added during mash
0.5 oz (5.7%) Galena (13.1%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
0.57 oz (6.5%) Topaz (16.5%) - added during boil, boiled 60 m
0.58 oz (6.6%) Topaz (16.2%) - added during boil, boiled 30 m
0.39 oz (4.4%) Topaz (16.2%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
0.58 oz (6.6%) Galaxy (14.8%) - added during boil, boiled 15 m
1 lb (6.8%) Corn Sugar - added during boil, boiled 10 m
0.77 oz (8.8%) Galaxy (14.8%) - added after boil, steeped 15 m
0.77 oz (8.8%) Topaz (16.2%) - added after boil, steeped 15 m
0.1 lb (17.6%) Galaxy (14.8%) - added dry to primary fermenter
0.05 lb (8.8%) Topaz (16.2%) - added dry to primary fermenter
0.1 lb (17.6%) Galaxy (14.8%) - added dry to primary fermenter
0.05 lb (8.8%) Topaz (16.2%) - added dry to primary fermenter
Equipment:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/forum/threads/1st-time-brewer-3-vessel-ss-brewtech-herms-system.665219/
HLT: 10 gal Megapot 1.2 kettle w/ Blichmann small HERMS coil. To be direct fired using Hellfire floor burner, manually controlled until I get a Tower of Power controller.
MLT: 15 gal SS Brewtech kettle w/ 11.5'' Titan false bottom (may need bigger false bottom).
BOIL: 15 gal SS Brewtech kettle w/ SpinCycle weldless whirlpool return. Direct fired using 2nd Blichmann Hellfire floor burner.
2 Blichmann RipTide pumps.
A Blichmann Therminator + Thrumometer for chilling.
On my test run I've noticed the pumps don't function so well once the liquid is mixed with oxygen so there will be some wort loss between moving from the MLT to Kettle and Kettle to plate chiller to carboy.
Since I'm doing a 5 gallon batch on a higher capacity system, I believe I can reasonably do a no sparge. Recirculating through the HERMS throughout the entire mash before pumping the full pre boil volume to the boil kettle. There should be some wort volume lost in the HERMS coil as well.
In Beer Smith 3, I'm having trouble with calculations. I created a new style guide to set my estimated original gravity in line with the recipe but the estimated final gravity, color, and ABV do not align with the recipe from MadTree. I assume this is due to a difference in ingredient values? I set the brewhouse efficiency to that of the recipe but I don't really expect to achieve that efficiency on my first brew day and with the dry hopping.
I have not really decided on a mash or boil temperature. I still need to clarify with the brewery what the dry hopping schedule is. I'm not sure why my Steep/WhirlPool additions say 194 F and the decoction Boil temp indicates 212 F. I don't expect the temp to immediately drop that much between flame out and starting my whirlpool? I've considered whirlpooling through my plate chiller before turning on the chill water for sanitation purposes before flame out.