sp1365
Well-Known Member
Next weekend I will be starting to go to AG brewing using DeathBrewer's Stovetop All-Grain Brewing. I plan on doing an Irish Red Ale which is a variation on an extract recipe I have already done.
Daywalker Irish Red Ale
Irish Red Ale
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 2.50 gal
Boil Size: 3.5 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 63.64 %
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 13.64 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
0.50 lb Carared (20.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 16.1 IBU
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (10 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
1 Pkgs British Ale (White Labs #WLP005) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.85 %
Bitterness: 22.0 IBU Calories: 198 cal/pint
Est Color: 16.4 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash - 7qt of water at 154F
Batch Sparge - 11 qts of water at 170F
My questions are as follows:
1) Volumes I am planning on: Mash 1.75 Gallons of water and lose 1 gallon to the grain. Batch sparge with 2.75 gallons of water to give me a boil volume of 3.5 gallons. Assume with boil off get 3 gallons to primary, and 2.5 gallons to secondary. This reasonable?
2)My LHBS has a very small selection of yeast. What are some good alternatives to the White Labs British yeast?
3) I have my "planned" efficiency at 65%. Is that a reasonable number?
Sorry for all of the questions and thanks.
Daywalker Irish Red Ale
Irish Red Ale
Type: All Grain
Batch Size: 2.50 gal
Boil Size: 3.5 gal
Boil Time: 60 min
Brewhouse Efficiency: 65.00
Ingredients
Amount Item Type % or IBU
3.50 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 63.64 %
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 13.64 %
0.50 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
0.50 lb Carared (20.0 SRM) Grain 9.09 %
0.25 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt -120L (120.0 SRM) Grain 4.55 %
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (60 min) Hops 16.1 IBU
0.50 oz Fuggles [4.50 %] (10 min) Hops 5.8 IBU
1 Pkgs British Ale (White Labs #WLP005) Yeast-Ale
Beer Profile
Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 4.85 %
Bitterness: 22.0 IBU Calories: 198 cal/pint
Est Color: 16.4 SRM
Mash Profile
Mash - 7qt of water at 154F
Batch Sparge - 11 qts of water at 170F
My questions are as follows:
1) Volumes I am planning on: Mash 1.75 Gallons of water and lose 1 gallon to the grain. Batch sparge with 2.75 gallons of water to give me a boil volume of 3.5 gallons. Assume with boil off get 3 gallons to primary, and 2.5 gallons to secondary. This reasonable?
2)My LHBS has a very small selection of yeast. What are some good alternatives to the White Labs British yeast?
3) I have my "planned" efficiency at 65%. Is that a reasonable number?
Sorry for all of the questions and thanks.