First AG for tomm want to make sure recipe is ok.

[Mknox4354]

So first AG I'm doing tomorrow and getting a little worried about the recipe. Just wanted some input. This will be a 5 gallon batch Thanks

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Gravity Color
12.00 lbs 85.71 % Pale Malt (2 Row) US 1.036 2.0
1.00 lbs 7.14 % Vienna Malt 1.036 3.5
0.50 lbs 3.57 % Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 1.034 60.0
0.50 lbs 3.57 % Biscuit Malt 1.036 23.0

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 44.45 Chinook 90 mins 13.00
1.00 ozs 33.67 Horizon 40 mins 12.00
1.00 ozs 13.49 Amarillo Gold 15 mins 8.50
1.00 ozs 5.10 Pearle 5 mins 8.00
2.00 ozs Cascade 14 days 5.50

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg California Ale White Labs 0001

 

[Mknox4354]

Here is the same as above but more info

Style: American IPA
Type: All Grain Calories: 228
Rating: 0.0 Efficiency: 70 %
IBU's: 90.26 Boil Size: 6.00 Gal
Color: 9.0 SRM Batch Size: 5.00 Gal
Boil Time: 90 minutes
Estimated Actual
Brew Date: - 04/30/2011
OG: 1.070 -
FG: 1.016 -
ABV: 7.07 % - %
Serve Date: 06/04/2011 / /

Fermentation Steps
Name Days / Temp Estimated Actual
Primary 7 days @ 72.0°F 04/30/2011 04/30/2011
Secondary 14 days @ 72.0°F 05/07/2011 -
Bottle/Keg 14 days @ 74.0°F 05/21/2011 -

Grains & Adjuncts
Amount Percentage Name Gravity Color
12.00 lbs 85.71 % Pale Malt (2 Row) US 1.036 2.0
1.00 lbs 7.14 % Vienna Malt 1.036 3.5
0.50 lbs 3.57 % Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L 1.034 60.0
0.50 lbs 3.57 % Biscuit Malt 1.036 23.0

Hops
Amount IBU's Name Time AA %
1.00 ozs 44.45 Chinook 90 mins 13.00
1.00 ozs 33.67 Horizon 40 mins 12.00
1.00 ozs 13.49 Amarillo Gold 15 mins 8.50
1.00 ozs 5.10 Pearle 5 mins 8.00
2.00 ozs Cascade 14 days 5.50

Yeasts
Amount Name Laboratory / ID
1.0 pkg California Ale White Labs 0001



Mash Profile
Light Body Infusion 75 min @ 150.0°F
Add 17.50 qt ( 1.25 qt/lb ) water @ 167.3°F
Sparge
Sparge 15.78 qt of 170.0°F water over 60 mins

 

[Pommy]

sounds good to me, i prefer a 7 day dry hop though as I find the hop flavour a little fresher from my experience.

 

[EzMak24]

mmmm....tasty

 

[Pommy]

if it were me I'd aim for a medium body single infusion for 60 mins too.

 

[Mknox4354]

Yea I actually decided I was going to change to 10 days just opened an ipa I dry hopped for 10 days and had good flavor so I think I'm going to go with that. Thanks for the input

 

[Mknox4354]

Yea going with med body does sound better I think I will make that adjustment

 

[Mknox4354]

So the grains and hops look ok?

 

[cvstrat]

I usually make 6 gallon batches due to kettle loss and trub loss when racking to secondary/bottling bucket. 5 gallon batches yield closer to 4 gallons when completely done. You might get 4.5 if you really push it. Just an idea.

 

[Pommy]

Yea going with med body does sound better I think I will make that adjustment

It should make the brew day run smoother by giving you a bigger margin of error. That and I prefer some body along with the crystal to balance the bitterness. You will find that you get better body now you've gone AG too so why not enjoy it

 

[Mknox4354]

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[Mknox4354]

I usually make 6 gallon batches due to kettle loss and trub loss when racking to secondary/bottling bucket. 5 gallon batches yield closer to 4 gallons when completely done. You might get 4.5 if you really push it. Just an idea.

Well yea if you look up there I got a 6 gallon boil with a planned batch of 5 gallons you think i should boil more

 

[Mknox4354]

Morning bump

 

[Shaneoco1981]

So the grains and hops look ok?

Yea, they look great! Go man go!

 

[Mknox4354]

Well I have completed my first grain. Everything went well for the most part. I missed my mash temp at first and had to add more water after it was sitting at like 138 for10-15 mins. I'm not sure how much this messed things up. I was looking for an OG of 1.070 and got 1.055. I'm still fairly new to this so what would cause me to be so far off. Inefficiency?

 

[bullinachinashop]

Well I have completed my first grain. Everything went well for the most part. I missed my mash temp at first and had to add more water after it was sitting at like 138 for10-15 mins. I'm not sure how much this messed things up. I was looking for an OG of 1.070 and got 1.055. I'm still fairly new to this so what would cause me to be so far off. Inefficiency?

Your sparging method.
Did you add some DME to bring up the gravity?

 

[Mknox4354]

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[Mknox4354]

Your sparging method.
Did you add some DME to bring up the gravity?

No I didn't like I said first time didn't really think to do that but I guess I will next time. I batch sparged. So how much dme do you try to add to improve it and are we boiling the dme in water then adding it