Today was a fun day. I brewed a simple Hefeweizen today with 4lbs of White Wheat and 5lbs of 2Row. One hop addition at 60min of Hallertau and I'm using Safebrew WB06.
First though of the day.... I didn't crush the Wheat good enough and missed the mark on my OG and Efficiency, but it was my first time milling. I did get a great crush on the 2Row however. I ended up using a pound of plain DME to get a little closer to my expected.
BUT!!! All my equipment ran perfectly. I hit all my temps and this time my Emersion Chiller didn't fall apart and spray water everywhere.
I ended up with an OG of 1.044... I was expecting 1.051, but I'm sure once I get my techniques and figure out my system I will be tuned in! I will be bottling this batch! I am hoping it has some good clove and banana notes.
WHAT A BLAST!!!
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First though of the day.... I didn't crush the Wheat good enough and missed the mark on my OG and Efficiency, but it was my first time milling. I did get a great crush on the 2Row however. I ended up using a pound of plain DME to get a little closer to my expected.
BUT!!! All my equipment ran perfectly. I hit all my temps and this time my Emersion Chiller didn't fall apart and spray water everywhere.
I ended up with an OG of 1.044... I was expecting 1.051, but I'm sure once I get my techniques and figure out my system I will be tuned in! I will be bottling this batch! I am hoping it has some good clove and banana notes.
WHAT A BLAST!!!
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