First all grain attempt
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Blitzkrieg
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I hope my first AG mash comes as close as yours to desired mash temp. Spot on.
what are you brewing ?
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joehoppy
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American IPA - 5.5lbs pearl, 5.5 briess 2-row, a little caravienne, a little carapils. .5 lb dextrose to dry it out a bit. Columbus for bittering, then a massive hop addition for a whirpool for a 1/2 hour of simcoe, Chinook and Columbus. Conan yeast.
Bamsdealer
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Should be excellent. Save a couple oz for dry hopping!
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joehoppy
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2 oz chinook and 2 oz mosaic for dry hop!
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
5.5 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 43.1%
5.5 lb United Kingdom - Pearl 37 2.1 43.1%
0.75 lb Belgian - CaraVienne 34 20 5.9%
0.5 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.9%
0.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 3.9%
12.75 lb Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
1.25 oz Columbus Pellet 17 Boil 40 min 67.54
2 oz Simcoe Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min
2 oz Chinook Pellet 13 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min
2 oz Columbus Pellet 17 Whirlpool at °F 30 min
2 oz mosaic Pellet 13 Dry Hop 5 days
2 oz Chinook Pellet 13 Dry Hop 5 days
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Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
4.1 gal 166 strike water Infusion 150 F 75 min
4.25 gal Sparge 175 F 20 min
Yeast
Default - - -
Attenuation (custom):
83%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P)
311 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Target Water Profile: IPA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 3 20 75 250 0
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable PPG °L Bill %
5.5 lb American - Pale 2-Row 37 1.8 43.1%
5.5 lb United Kingdom - Pearl 37 2.1 43.1%
0.75 lb Belgian - CaraVienne 34 20 5.9%
0.5 lb American - Carapils (Dextrine Malt) 33 1.8 3.9%
0.5 lb Corn Sugar - Dextrose 46 0.5 3.9%
12.75 lb Total
Hops
Amount Variety Type AA Use Time IBU
1.25 oz Columbus Pellet 17 Boil 40 min 67.54
2 oz Simcoe Pellet 12.7 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min
2 oz Chinook Pellet 13 Whirlpool at 180 °F 30 min
2 oz Columbus Pellet 17 Whirlpool at °F 30 min
2 oz mosaic Pellet 13 Dry Hop 5 days
2 oz Chinook Pellet 13 Dry Hop 5 days
Show Summary View
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
4.1 gal 166 strike water Infusion 150 F 75 min
4.25 gal Sparge 175 F 20 min
Yeast
Default - - -
Attenuation (custom):
83%
Flocculation:
Med
Optimum Temp:
66 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
66 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.0 (M cells / ml / ° P)
311 B cells required
Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
Target Water Profile: IPA
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
100 3 20 75 250 0
Bamsdealer
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Never used mosaic but I like the rest of the hop schedule. I see you hit your trmp but one thing I learned is to always overshoot the mash water by a few degrees. Its much easier to stir or add a bottle of cold water than trying to get it to temp.
Im so glad I went to all grain. It really turned a side hobby into an obsession
Im so glad I went to all grain. It really turned a side hobby into an obsession
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joehoppy
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I agree with the strike water temp. Much easier to go down then up. I actually did go high by a few degrees with the water to start. 170 water temp into a non preheated tun. Let that sit for about 5 minutes to heat everything. Then mashed in and stirred real good. Hit 151 and after an hour only lost 1 degree. Hit about 70% brewhouse efficiency all said and done. The only problem I had was my equipment profile had me using way too much water and I ended up with about 6 gallons of wort post boil, so OG was a bit low at 1.057 instead of the intended 1.064. No big deal I'll adjust next time. It's all about learning!
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