HopheadNJ
Well-Known Member
So I had an awesome brew day today. Long, but awesome...
It all started around 10:00am, I've been anticipating today all week to do my first all grain brew, EW's Haus Pale Ale. My homemade 10gallon cooler braid style MLT worked flawlessly. I hit all my temps pretty much spot on & things were smooth. Came in with an OG of 1.056, and I think, according to Beersmith my efficiency was at 74% Pitched Nottingham at 3:00PM - krausen when I looked @ 9:00PM.
It was at that point I was gathering some things to clean up and decided I may as well use up the crushed grain I had & brew 5 gallons of blacklab's Cascades/Orange Pale Ale. Things weren't as smooth as the first round, but still ended up coming in at 1.052 and it smells incredible! I can't wait to pour a pint of both of these beers! No idea of efficiency on this as I haven't entered into BS, nor do I really care honestly.:cross:
If your not an all-grain brewer yet, stop thinking it's rocket science & start making your own fermentables!
So, thats my rant...What did you brew this weekend?
It all started around 10:00am, I've been anticipating today all week to do my first all grain brew, EW's Haus Pale Ale. My homemade 10gallon cooler braid style MLT worked flawlessly. I hit all my temps pretty much spot on & things were smooth. Came in with an OG of 1.056, and I think, according to Beersmith my efficiency was at 74% Pitched Nottingham at 3:00PM - krausen when I looked @ 9:00PM.
It was at that point I was gathering some things to clean up and decided I may as well use up the crushed grain I had & brew 5 gallons of blacklab's Cascades/Orange Pale Ale. Things weren't as smooth as the first round, but still ended up coming in at 1.052 and it smells incredible! I can't wait to pour a pint of both of these beers! No idea of efficiency on this as I haven't entered into BS, nor do I really care honestly.:cross:
If your not an all-grain brewer yet, stop thinking it's rocket science & start making your own fermentables!
So, thats my rant...What did you brew this weekend?