Quick Help with Mashing

[CheaperPlease]

ok, I just racked my tripel to to the secondary
and im happy with it but that isnt the point
at the moment, the real question is im about
to make my house ale (well what i hope will
be my house ale, my first brewing of this) and
im not sure if i should use step mashing or
single infusion. The recipe is as follows.

4th St. Ale

7 Lb. 2-Row
1 Lb. Crystal 40L
1 Oz. Chocolate
1/2 Oz. Black Patent

Thanks for the help

 

[david_42]

single infusion

 

[CheaperPlease]

One minute, good timing, you took that quick help literal huh?
Well it was imperdinent, Thanks bud, ill post results from this
brew, i'm hopeing for good times.

 

[clayof2day]

Whats the hop bill look like?

 

[elderbrewer]

I see no reason to step mash . Looks like a good recipe.let us know how it turns out.

 

[mysterio]

I agree; theres nothing in your grain bill that would need a step mash.

One nit pick though, that looks like more of a dark ale than a tripel unless you've added a kilo of candi sugar...

 

[Lou]

One nit pick though, that looks like more of a dark ale than a tripel unless you've added a kilo of candi sugar...

that's not the recipe for the tripel...

he just mentioned that he had "just racked [his] tripel to the secondary....but that isn't the point at the moment..."

 

[CheaperPlease]

Right, the tripel looked more like:

12 Lb Pilsen
1 Lb Aromatic
1/2 Lb Carapils.

But again, thats against the point.

The hop bill might have been a bit much, but
that was what i was looking for and this is
my house ale for god sakes, so here it is.

Cluster 6.9% AA 1/2 Oz. boil
Kent Goldings 4.9% 1/2 Oz. 30 min.
Cluster 6.9 % AA 1/2 Oz. At knock out

Again not quite ale like? my house, my ale,
my rules.

 

[mysterio]

My mistake

 

[CheaperPlease]

it happens.