Well since I can't go to work and get in some O.T., I have to be here for the cable guy. I guess it's a brew day. :rockin:
I got the recipe from the preloaded ones on BeerSmith.
Grains.
Preheating the mash tun.
Mashed in. Missed target mash temp. suppose to be 154, was at 150. BeerSmith est. final gravity from 1.019 to 1.016. Should be ok.
I had my water at temp. but I had 10 min. to go. I forgot to check the temp. at time to add the water for mash out. I think the temp. dropped a bit. Mash out temp. ended up being 160 instead of 168. Anybody know what that will do, if any?
Time to sparge.
Heating up for boil. Looks like a big mocha.
In got the hops
Boil time just about up.
Cooled down the wort to 70
Since the wort is cool, I let the wort flow into the fermenter to aerate. In the fermenter and yeast pitched.
Measured gravity was 1.054. I think I may have added a bit to much water for a 60min. boil. Need to work on being more precise with water. And getting better on efficiency. The wort had good flavor. I plan to add coffee in the fermenter after the yeast does its job. I like dark roast coffee. I have some whole bean "store name Here" Sumatra I'm going to use. I think it will add some goodness to it.
Two days in the fermenter.
I got the recipe from the preloaded ones on BeerSmith.
Grains.
Preheating the mash tun.
Mashed in. Missed target mash temp. suppose to be 154, was at 150. BeerSmith est. final gravity from 1.019 to 1.016. Should be ok.
I had my water at temp. but I had 10 min. to go. I forgot to check the temp. at time to add the water for mash out. I think the temp. dropped a bit. Mash out temp. ended up being 160 instead of 168. Anybody know what that will do, if any?
Time to sparge.
Heating up for boil. Looks like a big mocha.
In got the hops
Boil time just about up.
Cooled down the wort to 70
Since the wort is cool, I let the wort flow into the fermenter to aerate. In the fermenter and yeast pitched.
Measured gravity was 1.054. I think I may have added a bit to much water for a 60min. boil. Need to work on being more precise with water. And getting better on efficiency. The wort had good flavor. I plan to add coffee in the fermenter after the yeast does its job. I like dark roast coffee. I have some whole bean "store name Here" Sumatra I'm going to use. I think it will add some goodness to it.
Two days in the fermenter.