jawats
Well-Known Member
Okay, I made the Bell's Two-Hearted Clone in the recipes section.
I realized 30 mins in that because of my low water volume (5 gal pot) I had to take 1/2 of the grains out. I finished steeping half at 150 for 30 mins, strained (ended up with 2 instead of 4 gallons) and then steeped the remainder of the grains in the original 2 + another 2 gallons for another 30 mins at 150. I ended up with about 3.5 gallons and increased it to 5 in the fermenter. I drained the grains through a strainer in each case.
I am getting nice bubbling this morning, already, even though I pitched at 10:00 last night. However, what do y'all think? Will I end up with weak beer because of the strange process I used?
--Jonathan
I realized 30 mins in that because of my low water volume (5 gal pot) I had to take 1/2 of the grains out. I finished steeping half at 150 for 30 mins, strained (ended up with 2 instead of 4 gallons) and then steeped the remainder of the grains in the original 2 + another 2 gallons for another 30 mins at 150. I ended up with about 3.5 gallons and increased it to 5 in the fermenter. I drained the grains through a strainer in each case.
I am getting nice bubbling this morning, already, even though I pitched at 10:00 last night. However, what do y'all think? Will I end up with weak beer because of the strange process I used?
--Jonathan