First All grain this weekend

[alee]

Ok, I've got several extract brews under my belt and now have the equipment (10gal cooler conversion with false bottom, 9gal kettle, barley crusher etc.) to do my first all grain batch. I am doing it outside with a turkey fryer burner. (that sounded dirty!)
Please look over this recipe and let me know if it should work. Any tips would be appreciated.
Type: All Grain
Date: 2/12/2009
Batch Size: 5.00 gal
Brewer: Adrian Lee
Boil Size: 6.41 gal Asst Brewer:
Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: Brew Pot (7.5 gal) and Igloo Cooler (10 Gal)
Taste Rating(out of 50): 35.0 Brewhouse Efficiency: 75.00
Taste Notes:

Ingredients

Amount Item Type % or IBU
7.50 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 76.92 %
1.00 lb Caramel/Crystal Malt - 60L (60.0 SRM) Grain 10.26 %
0.75 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 7.69 %
0.50 lb Victory Malt (25.0 SRM) Grain 5.13 %
1.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (60 min) Hops 29.8 IBU
1.00 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (30 min) Hops 15.2 IBU
0.50 oz Cascade [5.50 %] (5 min) Hops 2.0 IBU
1.00 tsp Irish Moss (Boil 10.0 min) Misc
2.00 tsp Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate) (Mash 60.0 min) Misc
1 Pkgs SafAle English Ale (DCL Yeast #S-04) Yeast-Ale



Beer Profile

Est Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Measured Original Gravity: 1.052 SG
Est Final Gravity: 1.014 SG Measured Final Gravity: 1.015 SG
Estimated Alcohol by Vol: 5.04 % Actual Alcohol by Vol: 4.82 %
Bitterness: 47.0 IBU Calories: 233 cal/pint
Est Color: 10.8 SRM Color: Color


Mash Profile

Mash Name: Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Total Grain Weight: 9.75 lb
Sparge Water: 4.78 gal Grain Temperature: 72.0 F
Sparge Temperature: 168.0 F TunTemperature: 72.0 F
Adjust Temp for Equipment: FALSE Mash PH: 5.4 PH

Single Infusion, Medium Body, Batch Sparge Step Time Name Description Step Temp
60 min Mash In Add 12.19 qt of water at 165.9 F 154.0 F



Mash Notes: Simple single infusion mash for use with most modern well modified grains (about 95% of the time).
Carbonation and Storage

Carbonation Type: Corn Sugar Volumes of CO2: 2.4
Pressure/Weight: 3.8 oz Carbonation Used: -
Keg/Bottling Temperature: 60.0 F Age for: 28.0 days

 

[mrfurlly]

done a couple ag's now, if the only thing that effected the beer was your starting recipe.....life would be easy!!!!

 

[nutcase]

sounds delicious.

 

[Bobby_M]

That sparge water should be 180F, otherwise, it looks good.

 

[jonbrout]

You may want to drop your efficiency down a bit--say 65% or so? It is your first AG after all. That is what people have suggested to me and I haven't done my first AG yet.

 

[Blender]

I also would raise the sparge temp to at least 180. My efficiency on the first try was less than 75% but then you have a Barley Crusher and I was using the LBS crush.

 

[humann_brewing]

This recipe looks oddly familiar, it is just missing some coriander and orange peel and dry hopped with more cascades.

But at any rate this should be a great beer, but I love Cascades so don't take my word for anything.

 

[alee]

It's actually based off of a Beersmith sample recipe, but modified quite a bit.

 

[BierMuncher]

Excellent.

...do you have a wort chiller???

 

[alee]

Yes, I purchased a 25' chiller. They are on sale at The Home Brewery - Beer and Wine Making Supplies fro $39. I looked into making one, but I think this was worth the extra $ to have one already made.

I'm sure I will have questions on Saturday, but thanks so far for all the replies and hints.

 

[ross3648]

I agree with others watch your efficiency with batch sparge, I usually get 68-70 percent.