jerryodom
Well-Known Member
So today was our first go at all grain brewing. We did a 5 gallon batch for the sake of figuring out of all the details.
First of all I'll be doing 10-15 gallon batches from now out just to make it worth the time! It was far more work than the malt extract with the whole mashing/lautering process. But it was fun!
The big issue was that we put 6 1/2 gallons to the boil and when we poured it in to the fermenter we had about 3 1/2 gallons left! So that much evaportated during the cooking process?? Does this sound right to you guys? We added water to bring the amount of wort up to 5 1/4 in the fermenter and the OG was about spot on which makes me feel like we probably did right.
We *almost* have a clue what we're doing.
First of all I'll be doing 10-15 gallon batches from now out just to make it worth the time! It was far more work than the malt extract with the whole mashing/lautering process. But it was fun!
The big issue was that we put 6 1/2 gallons to the boil and when we poured it in to the fermenter we had about 3 1/2 gallons left! So that much evaportated during the cooking process?? Does this sound right to you guys? We added water to bring the amount of wort up to 5 1/4 in the fermenter and the OG was about spot on which makes me feel like we probably did right.
We *almost* have a clue what we're doing.