Too much/not enough grain???

[lewishowardm3]

Hi all.

I'm doing a biab partial mash very soon. I'm doing a light ale. this is what I am going to use:

British pale malt (2row) 3.5kg (7.7lbs)
British cara malt 250grams (.5lbs)
Flaked barley 250grams (.5lbs)

Fuggles 28grams (1 oz) 60 min
Challenger 14 grams (.5 oz) 15 min
Fuggles 28 grams (1 oz) DRY HOPPED 1 week

I'm using a 4 gallon pot and I also have a 2 gallon pot.

Approx ABV is 4.6%

My question is, do I have the right amount of grain or is this too much?

And also is 2.5 gallons of starting water too little/much?

Any help here would appreciated

Thanks.

 

[bottlebomber]

You said a partial mash, but you haven't included any extract in your recipe. I would mash with more water if you can, even though you have a small pot, and expect to get maybe not the greatest efficiency. The grain bill is probably fine though. There's no way for any of us to say if it is too much or little because your efficiency could vary greatly. Also you didn't say what the batch size was.

 

[lewishowardm3]

You said a partial mash, but you haven't included any extract in your recipe. I would mash more water if you can, even though you have a small pot, and expect to get maybe not the greatest efficiency.

Well I actually mean I'm going to boil about 3 gal and then top off with water in the fermenter. Would this be ok?

 

[lewishowardm3]

Sorry batch size is 5.3 gallon

 

[bottlebomber]

That would mean you're getting 90% efficiency with that grain bill and batch size. With the process you are describing you'll be lucky to hit 60%

A kg of light dry extract will get you where you want to be.

 

[lewishowardm3]

Thanks. I'll re calculate and go from there.

I'm quite new and still trying to get my head round the working out of the efficiencies. Thanks again for ur input.