thanks- how do you cold steep your grains, ive never heard of that, the speciality grains for the oatmeal stout will be 2lbs oatmeal, .5 roasted barley, .5 chocolate, and .5 cystal 80.
the final 3rd mash would be 22.5 lbs- the imperial IPA is just 2- row, munich, and victory, maybe i should keep a couple lbs of pale on hand or some extra DME just in case
thanks for the help.
Just put the specialty grains in a mesh sack (like you get in the brewing kits for partial grain), put them in a pot and cover with water (a gallon should be more than enough for what you have.) Let it sit 24 hours, lift and drain the sack and pour it into your brew pot. Just be sure to account for the volume in your calculations (and also account for grain absorption.) I always have DME on hand in case I fall short of my gravity and this would definitely be a time to have a few pounds of it handy