Hello, coming out of an ingredient run at my LHBS I have a small issue going on, but I think its a good opportunity for learning so I thought I would post here. Please keep in mind I am totally new to all grain, but have been making wine for years.
I am making the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone from brewersfriend.com and the grain bill calls for:
11.5lb American Pale 2-Row (92.7%)
14.54oz American Caramel/Crystal 60L (7.3%)
So I went into the shop and asked for 11.5 pounds of the 2-Row and 9 pounds of the Caramel/Crystal (my mistake, I meant 0.9 pounds and I screwed up, thats ok I have extra...)
Here are the problems:
1) The bags are not labeled. They are sealed in vacuum and roughly the same size. I can not tell which is which. See picture!!!
2) I tried to weigh them to get the difference but lo and behold, the weights are not what I ordered. I have 7 pounds of the 2-row and 5 pounds of the Caramel/Crystal.
- Can anyone tell what is what from the picture? How?
- Is the grain mill taking that much away in the milling? Could the home brew shops scale be off?
- Can I scale the recipe to just use all the 2-row? I just need to scale back the strike water right? But the hops are pre-weighed so that might be a problem. I do have a scale.
In the future do I always have to order more in order to get the milled weight yield I need?
Any opinions would help greatly.
I am making the Sierra Nevada Pale Ale Clone from brewersfriend.com and the grain bill calls for:
11.5lb American Pale 2-Row (92.7%)
14.54oz American Caramel/Crystal 60L (7.3%)
So I went into the shop and asked for 11.5 pounds of the 2-Row and 9 pounds of the Caramel/Crystal (my mistake, I meant 0.9 pounds and I screwed up, thats ok I have extra...)
Here are the problems:
1) The bags are not labeled. They are sealed in vacuum and roughly the same size. I can not tell which is which. See picture!!!
2) I tried to weigh them to get the difference but lo and behold, the weights are not what I ordered. I have 7 pounds of the 2-row and 5 pounds of the Caramel/Crystal.
- Can anyone tell what is what from the picture? How?
- Is the grain mill taking that much away in the milling? Could the home brew shops scale be off?
- Can I scale the recipe to just use all the 2-row? I just need to scale back the strike water right? But the hops are pre-weighed so that might be a problem. I do have a scale.
In the future do I always have to order more in order to get the milled weight yield I need?
Any opinions would help greatly.