shanersnyder
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Have done a couple of extract kits, and my brother in law and I decided to jump into AG. After countless hours on HBT and a free how to brew class, we went and invested in the AG equipment.
Reading alot about AG and SMASH recipes, so we decided for a Maris Otter/Amarillo recipe. Here was the plan, emphasis on the WAS, for the day.
Grain bill
10 lbs Maris Otter
Hops
.5 oz Amarillo at 90 min (8.6%AA)
.5 oz Amarillo at 30 min (8.6%AA)
1 oz Amarillo at 1 min (8.6%AA)
90 Boil time
7 gal boil size (Boil gravity 1.041)
5 gal batch size (OG 1.057)
Batch Sparge
1.5 quarts/pound
Target Mash Temp- 154⁰
Planned pretty well except I miscalculated the absorption rate. Instead of writing 1 gal of absorption, I used 1 quart. Expected 3.5 gal during the first runoffs, but was closer to 2.5. Second run off gave us 3.5 gal, so we started with 6 gal instead of 7 and the boil gravity was 1.030.
Modified the boil time and hop schedule
45 minute boil time
.5 oz Amarillo at 45 min (8.6%AA)
.5 oz Amarillo at 15 min (8.6%AA)
1 oz Amarillo at 1 min (8.6%AA)
Ended up with 4.5 gal and the OG was 1.050. Its happily fermenting now. Missed the mark in terms of quantity, but by adjusting the boil time, I was able to hit almost the same OG and American Pale Ale style.
Moral of the story is to take copious notes and be flexible when brewing, otherwise I would have not known where the miscalculation happened.
Reading alot about AG and SMASH recipes, so we decided for a Maris Otter/Amarillo recipe. Here was the plan, emphasis on the WAS, for the day.
Grain bill
10 lbs Maris Otter
Hops
.5 oz Amarillo at 90 min (8.6%AA)
.5 oz Amarillo at 30 min (8.6%AA)
1 oz Amarillo at 1 min (8.6%AA)
90 Boil time
7 gal boil size (Boil gravity 1.041)
5 gal batch size (OG 1.057)
Batch Sparge
1.5 quarts/pound
Target Mash Temp- 154⁰
Planned pretty well except I miscalculated the absorption rate. Instead of writing 1 gal of absorption, I used 1 quart. Expected 3.5 gal during the first runoffs, but was closer to 2.5. Second run off gave us 3.5 gal, so we started with 6 gal instead of 7 and the boil gravity was 1.030.
Modified the boil time and hop schedule
45 minute boil time
.5 oz Amarillo at 45 min (8.6%AA)
.5 oz Amarillo at 15 min (8.6%AA)
1 oz Amarillo at 1 min (8.6%AA)
Ended up with 4.5 gal and the OG was 1.050. Its happily fermenting now. Missed the mark in terms of quantity, but by adjusting the boil time, I was able to hit almost the same OG and American Pale Ale style.
Moral of the story is to take copious notes and be flexible when brewing, otherwise I would have not known where the miscalculation happened.