recipe help, grainbill screwed up, brewing today.

[Methose]

I typically brew a Strawberry blonde ale with the following bill:
6.5lb LME Golden Light
12 oz Caramel 10L
8 oz Carafoam
1 oz Glacier @ 60
1 oz Glacier @ 30
1 pkg US-05

I'm actually doing a 15 gal batch, 3x5 gallon batches actually, for a wedding -with plans to brew it today.
I replaced LME with DME and carafoam with carapils due to availability. The real mix up comes in that I just ordered a lb of each 10L and carapils, to make it easy. But they put all the grains (crushed) in the same bag, for all three batches.
So I have a single bag with 3 lbs Carpils, and 3 lbs Caramel 10L.

What should I do?
just split the bag in 1/3rds and go with that?
The recipe would be:
6 lbs DME Pilsen
1 lb Caramel 10L
1 lb Carapils
1 oz Glacier @60
1 oz Glacier @30
1 pkg US-05

By the way, the strawberry comes from racking onto 8 lbs whole strawberries for 6 days in secondary, after roughly 2 weeks primary.

Thanks for the help!

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

I'd brew one large batch and split it going into the fermenter 3ways if you wanted three batches.


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[troy2000]

I'd brew one large batch and split it going into the fermenter 3ways if you wanted three batches.


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He may not have the equipment to do a fifteen-gallon batch.... I don't. My brew kettle is only eight gallons.

I don't see a problem with splitting the crushed grain into thirds; just make sure it's well-mixed first.

 

[IslandLizard]

First, why would you up the total Crystal/Carapils from 20oz (12+8) to 32oz (16+16)? That alone is a bigger difference than the error in the grain mixture.

If you want to make something as close to your original as possible with the 1:1 mixed grains, keep the amount of total Crystal/Carapils roughly the same, so use 20oz of the mixed grains. It maybe a tad dryer with a tad more mouthfeel. It maybe imperceptible.

FIXED: On the other hand, the difference between 8oz or 12oz of Carapils is not going to make a huge difference. So if you were to use 24oz (12+12) of the mixed grains instead of 20oz, it may have slightly higher unfermentables content (dextrine), but you're also changing from LME to DME so you may lose a little residual sweetness there. I find DME ferments out a little dryer than LME.

Before you measure out, first make sure to really mix up those grains well.

Now 6# of DME will give you more gravity than 6.5# of LME. Is that intentional too?
1 pound of LME = 0.8 pound of DME
1 pound of DME = 1.2 pound of LME

 

[Methose]

I'd brew one large batch and split it going into the fermenter 3ways if you wanted three batches.


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I don't have the capacity to do that, I can only brew 5 gallon batches

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[Methose]

First, why would you up the total crystal/Carafoam from 20oz (12+8) to 32oz (16+16)?

If you want to make something as close to your original as possible with the 1:1 mixed grains, keep the amount of total Crystal/Carapils roughly the same, so use 20oz of the mixed grains. It maybe a tad dryer with a tad more mouthfeel. It maybe imperceptible.

FIXED: On the other hand, the difference between 8oz or 12oz of Carapils is not going to make a huge difference. So if you were to use 24oz (12+12) of the mixed grains instead of 20oz, it may have slightly higher unfermentables content (dextrine), but you're also changing from LME to DME so you may lose a little residual sweetness there. I find DME ferments out a little dryer than LME.

Before you measure out, first make sure to really mix up those grains well.

Now 6# of DME will give you more gravity than 6.5# of LME. Is that intentional too?
1 pound of LME = 0.8 pound of DME
1 pound of DME = 1.2 pound of LME

It was not intentional but I was aware . They came in three pound bags so 2 bags per batch was as close as I could get to the original recipe without weighing out DME (yuck).
So how much of the mix would you think? Given DME change and all

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[IslandLizard]

It was not intentional but I was aware . They came in three pound bags so 2 bags per batch was as close as I could get to the original recipe without weighing out DME (yuck).
So how much of the mix would you think? Given DME change and all

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Given you have about 10% more gravity in the 6# of DME, I'd use 24oz + 10% = 26oz of the mix. Crystal stays the same, plus it adds a touch more Dextrin, good for mouthfeel.

Don't boil all the DME from the start, only about 1/3 or 1/2. Add the balance at flameout, and stir without splashing until all is well dissolved.

 

[Methose]

Given you have about 10% more gravity in the 6# of DME, I'd use 24oz + 10% = 26oz of the mix. Crystal stays the same, plus it adds a touch more Dextrin, good for mouthfeel.

Don't boil all the DME from the start, only about 1/3 or 1/2. Add the balance at flameout, and stir without splashing until all is well dissolved.

I appreciate the reply, that sounds like a plan, 26oz of the mix, well mixed up in the plastic bag.

I typically brew AG, but am switching back to extract for the ease and time saving of brewing 3 batches at once. I'll typically add 1/2 extract at first and 1/2 at 15, when brewing extract, even though I'm doing a full boil.
thx again!

 

[Methose]

Crap, just looked at the bags, and it's Pilsen Light, rather than Golden Light


Any idea how big a difference that makes, and what -if anything in accordance to the specialty grains?

 

[IslandLizard]

Mix it up in a large bowl with a large spoon.

I understand the attraction to the ease of extract brewing, when I make large starters I'm 1/4 way there, but for the quality, versatility, and control of the process, I find it hard not to do AG. Extract is almost too easy. That's not to say you can't make excellent beer with extract, your Fruit Blonde is a very suitable style.

I always did full boils and mostly partial mashes for a long time, mainly to get the different grains in my beer. I found it too limiting, and with another hour investment AG made more sense.

 

[IslandLizard]

Crap, just looked at the bags, and it's Pilsen Light, rather than Golden Light


Any idea how big a difference that makes, and what -if anything in accordance to the specialty grains?

Very little difference. Pilsen is a teeny lighter. Good for a Blonde. No adjustments needed.

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[Methose]

Very little difference. Pilsen is a teeny lighter. Good for a Blonde. No adjustments needed.

Whoever filled your order needs to get a message.

oh they were notified...