smata67
Well-Known Member
I'm going to modify the all extract Jamil's Evil Twin (northernbrewer recipe) to a mini-mash, using their all grain recipe as a guide. Here are the two:
Extract
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/JamilsEvilTwin.pdf
Grain
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-JamilsEvilTwin.pdf
The extract recipe malt/seeping grain schedule:
7 lb Munton's Light Dry Extract
.75 lb Caramel 40L
.375 lb Caramel 120L
.25 lb Pale Chocolate
The all grain recipe has this grain schedule:
10 lb English Maris Otter
1 lb German Munich malt
.75 lb Caramel 40L
.375 lb Victory
.375 lb Caramel 120L
.25 lb Pale Chocolate
So, I punched in the original extract recipe in Beersmith, collected the FG, OG, SRM, and ABV. I duplicated the use of .375 lb Victory and 1 lb Munich Malt in the grain recipe and also added 2 lb of Maris Otter for mashing. I do plan on also mashing the seeping grains. I reduced the Light Dry Malt from 7 lb to 6.5 lb to match the ABV. I plan on mashing all at 150F for 60 minutes, followed by 170F at 10 minutes.
One thing I'm concerned about, is how little impact the mashing grains (an additional 3.375 lb of grain) have on reducing my malt extract. Based on Beersmith, I only need to reduce the DME by .5 lb to end up with the same ABV. This has happened to me on other converted recipes, shouldn't I be seeing a greater reduction in dry extract?
Extract
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/JamilsEvilTwin.pdf
Grain
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-JamilsEvilTwin.pdf
The extract recipe malt/seeping grain schedule:
7 lb Munton's Light Dry Extract
.75 lb Caramel 40L
.375 lb Caramel 120L
.25 lb Pale Chocolate
The all grain recipe has this grain schedule:
10 lb English Maris Otter
1 lb German Munich malt
.75 lb Caramel 40L
.375 lb Victory
.375 lb Caramel 120L
.25 lb Pale Chocolate
So, I punched in the original extract recipe in Beersmith, collected the FG, OG, SRM, and ABV. I duplicated the use of .375 lb Victory and 1 lb Munich Malt in the grain recipe and also added 2 lb of Maris Otter for mashing. I do plan on also mashing the seeping grains. I reduced the Light Dry Malt from 7 lb to 6.5 lb to match the ABV. I plan on mashing all at 150F for 60 minutes, followed by 170F at 10 minutes.
One thing I'm concerned about, is how little impact the mashing grains (an additional 3.375 lb of grain) have on reducing my malt extract. Based on Beersmith, I only need to reduce the DME by .5 lb to end up with the same ABV. This has happened to me on other converted recipes, shouldn't I be seeing a greater reduction in dry extract?