LibertyBrewer
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I decided to do my first all grain, and purchased the ingredients to make Ed Worts Haus Pale Ale. When making this, I went out of my way to make sure I didn't do anything really stupid. I sat down and read the instructions twice. Got everything together, measured my water. Preheated the mash tun, measured water temps.
So I doughed in with 3.5 gals of water at 155 degrees. After dough it, temps dropped to 152-153. put the lid on, and gave it a stir every 15 min. At the end of an hour, I added 5 quarts of 175 degree and began vorlauf. So far, everything has been going fine. I drained the tun into the kettle, and then added 3.5 gals. of 175 degree to the mash tun, waited around for about 5 minutes then drained to kettle. When I got done, my 30 quart kettle was filled to about a quarter of an inch of the top.
I began to boil. I had to go slow to keep it from boiling over. So, I boiled it for an hour and checked the S.G. It was 1.041. I didn't know what to do, so I kept boiling. I boiled it down until I got the S.G up to what it called for in the recipe 1.051. Did I do the right thing?
I cooled it down and ended up with slightly under 5 gal. in the primary. I pitched my yeast at 75 degrees, and so far everything seems fine.
So I doughed in with 3.5 gals of water at 155 degrees. After dough it, temps dropped to 152-153. put the lid on, and gave it a stir every 15 min. At the end of an hour, I added 5 quarts of 175 degree and began vorlauf. So far, everything has been going fine. I drained the tun into the kettle, and then added 3.5 gals. of 175 degree to the mash tun, waited around for about 5 minutes then drained to kettle. When I got done, my 30 quart kettle was filled to about a quarter of an inch of the top.
I began to boil. I had to go slow to keep it from boiling over. So, I boiled it for an hour and checked the S.G. It was 1.041. I didn't know what to do, so I kept boiling. I boiled it down until I got the S.G up to what it called for in the recipe 1.051. Did I do the right thing?
I cooled it down and ended up with slightly under 5 gal. in the primary. I pitched my yeast at 75 degrees, and so far everything seems fine.