So, brewday this weekend!

[Clinton Ebadi]

Steve Killen <steven.f.killen at gmail.com> writes:

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

We also need 6 feet or so of 3/8" ID hose to run from the mash tun into
a bucket.

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>
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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).
>>
>>
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>>>
>>> etsi provectus in sententiis sis
>>> esse parvulus in spiritus debes
>>
>>
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