So last night I tried my hand at a partial mash, using a clone recipe I found for the Little Creatures pale ale. I only had a 15L pot which sucked, but I ended up with something resembling the beginnings of beer, so I'm happy. I used the recipe below....
1.10 kg Munich I Malt (Weyermann�) (14.5 EBC) Grain 19.30 %
0.30 kg Carapils� Malt (Weyermann�) (4.0 EBC) Grain 5.26 %
0.30 kg Wheat Malt Pale (Weyermann�) (4.0 EBC) Grain 5.26 %
30.00 gm East Kent Goldings [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
5.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (60 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
10.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (20 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
10.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (20 min) Hops 7.1 IBU
15.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
15.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (10 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
0.5 whirlfloc tab (10 min)
25.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.3 IBU
25.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (5 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
20.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
I used 2kg of malt extract at 10 mins, threw wort into fermenter with a teaspoon of nutrient. I let it sit overnight in the ferment fridge to cool (I wasn't waiting up on a school night) and pitched sc05 yeast in the morning @ 22c. Will ferment at 18c.
It was a mission using such a small pot. I mashed 7L for 45mins@ 68c. Drained that wort into a bucket and squeezed out the sick I had the grain in then did a second mash of 7L for 30mins, starting at around 78c (which was hard because the digital thermometer I was using had a range up to 70c) and ending at 68c.
Was aiming for 1.053 OG and when I took a reading this morning before pitching it was 1047, which is surprising close, all things considered.
Please discuss my noobish mistakes so I can be a better human. Thanks!
Oh this is only my 6th brew. I've been having only average luck previously, with my best effort being a ginger beer.
1.10 kg Munich I Malt (Weyermann�) (14.5 EBC) Grain 19.30 %
0.30 kg Carapils� Malt (Weyermann�) (4.0 EBC) Grain 5.26 %
0.30 kg Wheat Malt Pale (Weyermann�) (4.0 EBC) Grain 5.26 %
30.00 gm East Kent Goldings [4.80 %] (60 min) Hops 14.9 IBU
5.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (60 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
10.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (20 min) Hops 2.8 IBU
10.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (20 min) Hops 7.1 IBU
15.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (10 min) Hops 2.5 IBU
15.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (10 min) Hops 6.4 IBU
0.5 whirlfloc tab (10 min)
25.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (5 min) Hops 2.3 IBU
25.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (5 min) Hops 5.9 IBU
20.00 gm Cascade [5.00 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
20.00 gm Chinook [11.40 %] (Dry Hop 5 days) Hops -
I used 2kg of malt extract at 10 mins, threw wort into fermenter with a teaspoon of nutrient. I let it sit overnight in the ferment fridge to cool (I wasn't waiting up on a school night) and pitched sc05 yeast in the morning @ 22c. Will ferment at 18c.
It was a mission using such a small pot. I mashed 7L for 45mins@ 68c. Drained that wort into a bucket and squeezed out the sick I had the grain in then did a second mash of 7L for 30mins, starting at around 78c (which was hard because the digital thermometer I was using had a range up to 70c) and ending at 68c.
Was aiming for 1.053 OG and when I took a reading this morning before pitching it was 1047, which is surprising close, all things considered.
Please discuss my noobish mistakes so I can be a better human. Thanks!
Oh this is only my 6th brew. I've been having only average luck previously, with my best effort being a ginger beer.