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<p>I'll ask if we need to mod the water for the grain bill. <br></p><p><br></p><p>--<br>
Steve Killen <br>
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<p>etsi provectus in sententiis sis<br>
esse parvulus in spiritus debes</p>
<p>On Jan 22, 2011 3:11 AM, "clinton" <<a href="mailto:clinton@unknownlamer.org" target="_blank">clinton@unknownlamer.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> <br>> <br>> On Fri, 21 Jan 2011 06:31:11 -0500, Steve Killen<br>
> <<a href="mailto:steven.f.killen@gmail.com" target="_blank">steven.f.killen@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>>> Greetings, folks,<br>>> <br>>> Looks like this Sunday will be brewday proper. Saturday Clinton and I<br>
> will<br>>> spend visiting the Fifth Season Gardening Co. & American Brewmaster.<br>> Shall<br>>> we say noon Sunday?<br>> <br>> Ok, since you are going to the gardening supply without me we need the<br>
> following:<br>> <br>> - 6 gal Better Bottle<br>> - Stopper + 3 piece airlock (ask someone for the stopper size, I have<br>> no idea for a BB)<br>> - pH tests strips (for mashing, 4.9-6.2 range)<br>
> <br>> That is around... $35. I'm not sure what to do for the rest...<br>> <br>> After considering the options I think tomorrow I am going to build a<br>> full sized batch sparge mash tun:<br>> <<a href="http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/" target="_blank">http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/</a>>. My thinking is ... minimashing will<br>
> take almost as long and almost as much fuel, so why not go from 2.5<br>> gallons to 5 gallons and get it over with (that, and the coolers are<br>> pretty much the same price).<br>> <br>> If we do this one all (or mostly) grain I suggest formulating the recipe<br>
> using brewtarget <<a href="http://brewtarget.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank">http://brewtarget.sourceforge.net/</a>> because it is<br>> designed to calculate water additions and temperatures and whatnot. The<br>
> 8 gal kettle + 5 gal cooler equipment profile is a good starting point.<br>
> <br>> So, the recipe basics:<br>> <br>> Grains:<br>> - 5.5lb Pilsener Malt<br>> - 2.5lb Munich Malt<br>> - 1.0lb Malted Wheat<br>> - 1.0lb piloncillo (or other partially refined sugar)<br>
> <br>> Hops:<br>> - 60 min: 1.0oz Northern Brewer (7% AA)<br>> - 30 min: 1.5oz Saaz (3% AA)<br>> - 5 min: 2.0oz Kent Goldings (5% AA)<br>> <br>> Spices:<br>> - 19g Indian Coriander (there are several Indian shops near my<br>
> house)<br>> - Zest of 1 seville/sour orange (or: 1 regular orange + 1/4<br>> grapefruit)<br>> - 1g grains of paradise or black pepper (crushed coarsely)<br>> <br>> I'm betting our extraction efficiency is going to be pretty low so we<br>
> can top the batch off with at least what is left in that one bag (I<br>> think we should unconditionally add that lest it go to waste... oh no a<br>> stronger beer the end of the world).<br>> <br>> <br>>> --<br>
>> Steve Killen<br>>> | elvestinkle @ twitter<br>>> | <a href="http://pursuing.calefaction.org" target="_blank">pursuing.calefaction.org</a><br>>> <br>>> etsi provectus in sententiis sis<br>
>> esse parvulus in spiritus debes<br>
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