So, brewday this weekend!

[Steve Killen]

I'll ask if we need to mod the water for the grain bill.


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