Ramarok
Active Member
Well I have finished my first brew day! Took longer than expected but I was happy with the outcome. I had spent months on these and other forums researching and planning everything out step by step.
Recipe was a all-grain kit of AHS Coffee Malt Stout. 10.25 lb grain bill and 1oz Galena hops and 8oz Malto-Dextrin at 60min. Had a little trouble holding mash temp but with the 10-15mph winds and it being in the mid-50s outside, but I think a 5F drop wasn't too bad (156-151) over an hour. Pre-boil gravity of 1.045 and post-boil gravity of 1.060, both about 4 points above expected (est pre-boil was 1.041 and est post-boil was 1.056 from Beersmith). Chilled with an IC to about 75F in about 20 minutes.
I did a 1L starter yesterday with a White Labs London Ale (WLP013) and pitched at 72F. Color going into the fermentor was a nice dark mocha color and the sample tasted pretty good.
Now on to deciding on my next recipe after this one comes out of the fermentor.
Recipe was a all-grain kit of AHS Coffee Malt Stout. 10.25 lb grain bill and 1oz Galena hops and 8oz Malto-Dextrin at 60min. Had a little trouble holding mash temp but with the 10-15mph winds and it being in the mid-50s outside, but I think a 5F drop wasn't too bad (156-151) over an hour. Pre-boil gravity of 1.045 and post-boil gravity of 1.060, both about 4 points above expected (est pre-boil was 1.041 and est post-boil was 1.056 from Beersmith). Chilled with an IC to about 75F in about 20 minutes.
I did a 1L starter yesterday with a White Labs London Ale (WLP013) and pitched at 72F. Color going into the fermentor was a nice dark mocha color and the sample tasted pretty good.
Now on to deciding on my next recipe after this one comes out of the fermentor.