Help on recipe.

[Jdmcivicrr]

Hello everyone,

This is my first all grain batch. I will be doing a BIAB. My goal is to have a juice bomb NE style DIPA.

Batch Size - 6.08 Gallons
OG - 1.075
FG - 1.012
ABV - 8.3%

10 lbs 10.5 oz - 2 row (61.4%)
4 lbs 14.7 oz - Wheat, Flaked (28.4%)
13.1 oz Crystal 20L - (4.7%)
7.6 oz - Cara-Pils (2.7%)
7.6 oz - Dextrose (2.7%)

.25 oz Columbus 60 min
2oz Citra FO
2oz Mosaic FO

Bring down to Whirlpool to about 170?

2 oz Citra whirlpool 30 min
2 oz Mosaic Whirlpool 30 minutes

Yeast - Conan

Dry hop for 7 days

3 oz Citra
3 oz Mosaic

Is there anything I need to adjust for this recipe? It's my first recipe I made and I'm also using Beersmith. Thanks for all of your help.

 

[jerbrew]

I like the hops schedule. The only thing I would say is that there's no need for carapils with that much wheat and that many hops. Head retention should be fine. What temp are you mashing at out of curiosity?

 

[Jdmcivicrr]

Alright, I'll take out the carapils then. I plan on mashing at about 152.

Thanks for your help!

 

[m00ps]

what temp are you fermenting at? and are you doing a starter? I see a lot of people having attenuation issues with Conan pitching straight from a pack. I would recommend getting it acclimated to that sugary environment in even a small starter in a growler or something if you can

 

[Jdmcivicrr]

what temp are you fermenting at? and are you doing a starter? I see a lot of people having attenuation issues with Conan pitching straight from a pack. I would recommend getting it acclimated to that sugary environment in even a small starter in a growler or something if you can

I was planning on making a 2L starter but I have to do more research on it since I'm not too familiar on how to make one. I plan on fermenting at 65 for 4 days then go up 2 degrees every two days until 70.

 

[m00ps]

65 is good, it can be a bit sluggish at 60-62 ive found, at least in trying to get rolling

starters are easy. Rule of thumb is dissolve 1g DME per 10mL of water. So take 200g of the lightest DME you can find, dissolve it in (preferably hot) water, bring to boil, watch for boil over, cover and let cool

hardest part is watching for a boil over, fermcap helps a lot, but it will always be the 2 seconds you look away that your stove gets f^%$ed

 

[Jdmcivicrr]

65 is good, it can be a bit sluggish at 60-62 ive found, at least in trying to get rolling

starters are easy. Rule of thumb is dissolve 1g DME per 10mL of water. So take 200g of the lightest DME you can find, dissolve it in (preferably hot) water, bring to boil, watch for boil over, cover and let cool

hardest part is watching for a boil over, fermcap helps a lot, but it will always be the 2 seconds you look away that your stove gets f^%$ed

When you add the DME to the water, is it in a pot or a flask? Also, do I have to use a stir plate?