First AG Brew 2/18 (tomorrow!)

[coredumpster]

Alrighty, getting ready for my first attempt at going AG tomorrow.

Last weekend's brew was a partial mash, testing out my newly modified Igloo MLT, and it worked great. Tomorrow, I'll be testing it out for the first time with a full grain bill!

Planning to do a Goose Island Green Line Pale Ale clone ( or close to it ).

6.0 lb Maris Otter Pale
2.0 lb 2 row
1.0 lb Vienna Malt
0.75 lb Wheat Flakes

Mash at 154 for an hour, single batch sparge.

60 min full boil

1oz Amarillo @ 60m
.5oz Columbus @ 10m
.5oz Simcoe @ 5m
.5oz Cascade @ 1m

Wyeast 1056 American Ale

I overestimated my boil-off rate last weekend (also first time doing a full boil with new BK) and missed my OG by a couple points, but now I know what to expect, and should have it dialed in pretty well for tomorrow.

Thanks to all who have posted the various how-to guides, pictorials, and videos and answered questions. You've taken a lot of the fear out of going AG, and I actually feel pretty confident that I know that I'm doing well enough to fake it tomorrow.

-Chris

 

[Naggs]

How many gallons is your recipe and what is the expected OG? Looks a little light for a 5 gallon batch, but then again I'm not sure what you are shooting for.

Good luck!

 

[coredumpster]

Target OG is 1.050, and is what I get from BeerTools software when I plug in the numbers, and crank efficiency down ( to give myself some room for error ). Around 4.5%-5% ABV, and it's a pretty "pale" ale. On the low end of the BJCP guidelines for APA.

This is a 5 gallon batch.

If I totally blow the mash extraction, then I have a backup of 1lb of Pale DME to bring the OG back up to the expected range pre-boil.