Hey Guys,
So I am about to start my first all-grain batch that hasn't come from a recipe kit!
However, I'm a little confused because I'm sitting here with 7.7kg of grain, and I have to idea how much water I should mash it with. Usually the partial mash recipes give you about a kilo of grain and tell you to mix it with 4 litres of water..
Also, if it is 7.7kg of grain, but my pot is only about 6 litres, does that mean i can just mash a little bit of grain at a time and add them to the fermenter, and then just do the hops with the last mashed wort? Or do the hops need to be boiled with all of the wort?
Additionally, I'm confused with some liquid measurements. If the batch size is 5gallons (19L), then how many litres of wort should I end up with? And how much water should i place into the mash to start with? And does the 5 gallons include all the dead yeast you end up with at the bottom of the fermenter, which i believe is called trub loss, and if it doesn't include it, then how much water should I be filling up into the fermentor, or should I just follow the OG?
The full recipe it here: http://www.craftedpours.com/homebrew-recipe/clown-shoes-galactica-double-ipa-clone-homebrew-recipe
And I have looked at a calculator, but can't get my head around it: http://www.brew365.com/mash_sparge_water_calculator.php
I've got a feeling I've just bitten off more than I can chew, but may as well give it a go anyway!
Cheers guys,
Luke
So I am about to start my first all-grain batch that hasn't come from a recipe kit!
However, I'm a little confused because I'm sitting here with 7.7kg of grain, and I have to idea how much water I should mash it with. Usually the partial mash recipes give you about a kilo of grain and tell you to mix it with 4 litres of water..
Also, if it is 7.7kg of grain, but my pot is only about 6 litres, does that mean i can just mash a little bit of grain at a time and add them to the fermenter, and then just do the hops with the last mashed wort? Or do the hops need to be boiled with all of the wort?
Additionally, I'm confused with some liquid measurements. If the batch size is 5gallons (19L), then how many litres of wort should I end up with? And how much water should i place into the mash to start with? And does the 5 gallons include all the dead yeast you end up with at the bottom of the fermenter, which i believe is called trub loss, and if it doesn't include it, then how much water should I be filling up into the fermentor, or should I just follow the OG?
The full recipe it here: http://www.craftedpours.com/homebrew-recipe/clown-shoes-galactica-double-ipa-clone-homebrew-recipe
And I have looked at a calculator, but can't get my head around it: http://www.brew365.com/mash_sparge_water_calculator.php
I've got a feeling I've just bitten off more than I can chew, but may as well give it a go anyway!
Cheers guys,
Luke