Recipe Specifications:
- Batch Size: 5.00 gal
- Strike Water Temp: 160°F
- Strike Water Volume: 7.25 (Use less next time)
- Mash Temp (Goal):154°F
- Total Mash Volume: 9.5 gal, literally to the rim...
- Mash Time: 30 Minutes
- Boil Volume: 6.5 Gallons
- Boil Time: 60 Minutes
- Sparge Water Temp 170°F
- Sparge Volume, 1/2 gal
- 11.0 lb Pale Malt (2 Row) US
- 1.0 lb Flaked Wheat
- 1.0 lb Flaked Oats
- 0.25 lb Dextrapils
- 0.25 lb Crystal 15
- Wyeast 1310 London III Ale Yeast
- 2.00 oz Galaxy Hops
- 2.00 oz Amarillo Hops
- 2.00 oz Citra Hops
- 2.00 oz Comet Hops
Wednesday July 22, 2020 I made my standard starter and placed it on the stir plate overnight. I forgot to add FermCapS so I had a major boil over all freshly cleaned stove...
Brew Procedure:

Brought the mash water up to 160°F and added the grains. After 15 minutes I checked the temperature with two different thermometers and realized my floating thermometer was extremely inaccurate when I checked against two different thermometers that were pretty close still. so I will need to get a better thermometer. At 15 minutes I tied the grain bag off put it inside the kettle so it didn't melt, and added some heat, bringing it back up to 160°F. The rest of the mash went pretty smoothly.
After my last brew I purchased a ratcheting pulley system so I could drain my grain bag without having to hold it above the kettle. This made a huge difference in how easy it was to get all that sugary water from the grains. It also allowed me to do a pseudo-sparge by pouring 170°F water over the suspended bag. This seems to have resolved my low boil volume issue. And preboil volume was 6 gallons.
After mashing I completed the brew using the following schedule:
Hops/Ingredients Schedule:
Quantity | Ingredient | Boiled For |
1 tsp. | Yeast Nutrient | Last 10 min of boil |
1.0 oz. | Galaxy | Last 10 min of boil |
1.0 oz. | Galaxy | Whirlpool |
1.0 oz. | Amarillo | Whirlpool |
1.0 oz.. | Citra | Whirlpool |
1.0 oz. | Comet | Whirlpool |
1.0 oz. | Amarillo | Dry Hop |
1.0 oz. | Citra | Dry Hop |
1.0 oz. | Comet | Dry Hop |
Notes:
- Mash temperature issues before were likely exacerbated by a faulty thermometer.
- Need some items for next brew
- More Accurate Thermometer, My floating thermometer reads much hotter than my two others. I ordered a ThermoPop Open Box digital thermometer.
- Containers for Brew day, and Starter Day supplies
- Carabiner for suspending grain bag with pulley hook
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