Help Full vs Partial boil

[ohiodad]

O.k. I found a great looking recipe, but it calls for a full boil to make a 5 gallon batch. Problem is my pot isn't big enough to boil all of it at once so I'm kind of confused. I'm used to boiling around 2 gallons then adding water in the primary. Does that change the recipe any? Can anyone help a newbie out with how to do this one? The beer is great.. It was a local homebrew winner and on tap at a nearby brewpub last year.. Here's the recipe... and I appreciate any help I get in advance..

Batch Size: 5 gal.

Volume Boiled: 6 gal.

O.G.: 1.077

F.G.: 1.022



10 lbs. Munton’s Amber DME

1.5 lbs. 120°L Crystal Malt

1 tsp. Irish Moss @ 15 minutes

1.5 oz. Chinook hops (Whole, 13.2%) @ 90 minutes

1 oz. Chinook hops (Whole, 12.2%) @ 30 minutes

.5 oz. Chinook hops (Whole, 13.2%) @ 0 minutes

Wyeast 1968 London ESB Ale



Steep Crystal Malt in 3 gal. of water @ 150°F for 30 minutes.

Sparge with 1 gal. of water @ 150°F.



Total boil time is 90 minutes.



In the Primary fermenter for 6 days, and Secondary for 7 before bottling.

 

[DeathBrewer]

i'd steep the crystal malt in 1.5-2 gallons of water, then sparge with 1 gallon. add a pound of your extract in before you do your boil, then add the rest at the end of your boil. you could easily do a 2.5-3 gallon boil with that recipe.

don't know why they are asking for steeping in 3 gallons...it's counterproductive.

 

[DeathBrewer]

also, that is a high gravity brew. DO NOT move that to secondary after 6 days...it will probalby not be finished! be sure to aerate your wort well and use a nice starter to have a good cell count for taking on all those sugars.

don't transfer to secondary until your Final Gravity has been reached.

 

[homebrewer_99]

I'd say at least 2 weeks in the primary....

 

[DeathBrewer]

no time limits! after FG is reached!