HopAssault
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Hey fella's, recently i've upgraded my rig and made the leap to AG from partial, and am looking to do a brew this week as BIAB. Being my first run i've got a few question to ask!
Thanks to the legends at Cheeky Peak (cheers jezza) i've got the following new gear: 50L SS kettle with a thermowell and ball valve tap, stc1000 controller, 2200w SS element and a falsie with legs.
Tested it all and it all works a charm so i'm one step closer to brew day!
Before that though I have a few questions about the run sheet that was supplied, which i've attached:
Page one states the recipe is a single step infusion, however the second page goes on to say that there will be a batch sparge involved? That's got my pretty confused.
1. I am happy to do a sparge, however i'm unsure if its entirely neccessary? Will it give me better efficiency? I'm aiming for 65-70% which i think is pretty modest for a first brew.
2. Im worried if my efficiency doesn't hit 70% the FG is going to be low, hoping for around +4.5% ABV. Theoretically, if i use less water will it give me a better FG?
3. I've got a copper immersion chiller, how do I go about creating a whirlpool when that bugger is inside the kettle?
4. Should I be worried about mash pH? Or should I simply focus on getting everything right the first time?
I've put the recipe into Beersmith and modified it a little, this is what it popped out (also first time using beersmith):
Recipe: Smith's Gold TYPE: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
---RECIPE SPECIFICATIONS-----------------------------------------------
SRM: 11.5 EBC SRM RANGE: 9.8-27.6 EBC
IBU: 30.3 IBUs Tinseth IBU RANGE: 30.0-45.0 IBUs
OG: 1.046 SG OG RANGE: 1.045-1.060 SG
FG: 1.012 SG FG RANGE: 1.010-1.015 SG
BU:GU: 0.666 Calories: 427.1 kcal/l Est ABV: 4.4 %
EE%: 70.00 % Batch: 35.00 l Boil: 45.75 l BT: 60 Mins
---WATER CHEMISTRY ADDITIONS----------------
Total Grain Weight: 7.60 kg Total Hops: 120.00 g oz.
---MASH/STEEP PROCESS------MASH PH:5.20 ------
>>>>>>>>>>-ADD WATER CHEMICALS BEFORE GRAINS!!<<<<<<<
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.29 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (3.9 EBC) Grain 1 56.5 %
1.43 kg Munich Malt - 10L (19.7 EBC) Grain 2 18.8 %
1.43 kg Wheat, Flaked (3.2 EBC) Grain 3 18.8 %
0.45 kg Carared (39.4 EBC) Grain 4 5.9 %
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 50.40 l of water at 72.4 C 68.9 C 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min 75.6 C 10 min
---BOIL PROCESS-----------------------------
Est Pre_Boil Gravity: 1.039 SG Est OG: 1.046 SG
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
25.00 g Cascade [7.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 14.1 IBUs
20.00 g Perle [8.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 11.5 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
15.00 g Cascade [7.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 1.7 IBUs
15.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 3.0 IBUs
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10.00 g Cascade [7.80 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
10.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
---FERM PROCESS-----------------------------
Primary Start: 11 May 2015 - 14.00 Days at 19.4 C
Secondary Start: 25 May 2015 - 10.00 Days at 18.3 C
Style Carb Range: 2.30-2.80 Vols
Bottling Date: 25 May 2015 with 2.3 Volumes CO2:
---NOTES------------------------------------
Also, i haven't a keg system so i'll be bottling it all (woo.... :unsure: ), and am just planning on hitting it with carb drops. Still need to do a little homework regarding priming.
Anyway, sorry for the rant, and any help would be greatly appreciated! Looking forward to getting amongst it all!
Cheers!
Thanks to the legends at Cheeky Peak (cheers jezza) i've got the following new gear: 50L SS kettle with a thermowell and ball valve tap, stc1000 controller, 2200w SS element and a falsie with legs.
Tested it all and it all works a charm so i'm one step closer to brew day!
Before that though I have a few questions about the run sheet that was supplied, which i've attached:
Page one states the recipe is a single step infusion, however the second page goes on to say that there will be a batch sparge involved? That's got my pretty confused.
1. I am happy to do a sparge, however i'm unsure if its entirely neccessary? Will it give me better efficiency? I'm aiming for 65-70% which i think is pretty modest for a first brew.
2. Im worried if my efficiency doesn't hit 70% the FG is going to be low, hoping for around +4.5% ABV. Theoretically, if i use less water will it give me a better FG?
3. I've got a copper immersion chiller, how do I go about creating a whirlpool when that bugger is inside the kettle?
4. Should I be worried about mash pH? Or should I simply focus on getting everything right the first time?
I've put the recipe into Beersmith and modified it a little, this is what it popped out (also first time using beersmith):
Recipe: Smith's Gold TYPE: All Grain
Style: American Pale Ale
---RECIPE SPECIFICATIONS-----------------------------------------------
SRM: 11.5 EBC SRM RANGE: 9.8-27.6 EBC
IBU: 30.3 IBUs Tinseth IBU RANGE: 30.0-45.0 IBUs
OG: 1.046 SG OG RANGE: 1.045-1.060 SG
FG: 1.012 SG FG RANGE: 1.010-1.015 SG
BU:GU: 0.666 Calories: 427.1 kcal/l Est ABV: 4.4 %
EE%: 70.00 % Batch: 35.00 l Boil: 45.75 l BT: 60 Mins
---WATER CHEMISTRY ADDITIONS----------------
Total Grain Weight: 7.60 kg Total Hops: 120.00 g oz.
---MASH/STEEP PROCESS------MASH PH:5.20 ------
>>>>>>>>>>-ADD WATER CHEMICALS BEFORE GRAINS!!<<<<<<<
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
4.29 kg Pale Malt (2 Row) US (3.9 EBC) Grain 1 56.5 %
1.43 kg Munich Malt - 10L (19.7 EBC) Grain 2 18.8 %
1.43 kg Wheat, Flaked (3.2 EBC) Grain 3 18.8 %
0.45 kg Carared (39.4 EBC) Grain 4 5.9 %
Name Description Step Temperat Step Time
Saccharification Add 50.40 l of water at 72.4 C 68.9 C 60 min
Mash Out Heat to 75.6 C over 7 min 75.6 C 10 min
---BOIL PROCESS-----------------------------
Est Pre_Boil Gravity: 1.039 SG Est OG: 1.046 SG
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
25.00 g Cascade [7.80 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 5 14.1 IBUs
20.00 g Perle [8.00 %] - Boil 60.0 min Hop 6 11.5 IBUs
1.00 Items Whirlfloc Tablet (Boil 15.0 mins) Fining 7 -
15.00 g Cascade [7.80 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 8 1.7 IBUs
15.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Boil 5.0 min Hop 9 3.0 IBUs
Amt Name Type # %/IBU
10.00 g Cascade [7.80 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 Hop 10 0.0 IBUs
10.00 g Galaxy [14.00 %] - Steep/Whirlpool 0.0 Hop 11 0.0 IBUs
---FERM PROCESS-----------------------------
Primary Start: 11 May 2015 - 14.00 Days at 19.4 C
Secondary Start: 25 May 2015 - 10.00 Days at 18.3 C
Style Carb Range: 2.30-2.80 Vols
Bottling Date: 25 May 2015 with 2.3 Volumes CO2:
---NOTES------------------------------------
Also, i haven't a keg system so i'll be bottling it all (woo.... :unsure: ), and am just planning on hitting it with carb drops. Still need to do a little homework regarding priming.
Anyway, sorry for the rant, and any help would be greatly appreciated! Looking forward to getting amongst it all!
Cheers!