My OG was 1.061, maybe 1.062. I finished with little less than 5 gallons, maybe that is the biggest factor... but I think I'm doing ok on my efficiency, especially with only 3 AG batches done so far and batch sparging in a rectangular cooler.
If I want to substitute the toasted pale malt for biscuit malt, how much should I use?
Just brewed this recipe this weekend. While I was toasting the malt, my house smelled fantastic. Got it fermenting in a swamp cooler with US-05 direct sprinkle. However, I made an 'oops' and added the 20-minute simcoe addition @ 60 minutes along with the Amarillo. Beersmith says that will give me about 64 IBUs vs the 52 I wanted. Since I hit the OG at 1.053 bang-on, that makes it 1.2 IBU/SG instead of .98. I hope it doesn't taste like bug spray, but the wort smells like magic. Thanks, Dude!
Not to worry at all if you enjoy hoppy beer. You just made a "session IPA"
Coupleathree said:Brewed this today and it was the worst brew day so far. Missed my mash temp and ended up mashing at 149 for about 75 minutes. Also, due to entering wrong information into a mash and sparge calculator, I ended up have a gallon too much of wort that I couldn't boil so I had to dump it. Ended up boiling almost seven gallons of wort down to 5.5 and pitched S-05. OG was only ~1.042. Oh well, I guess we'll see what happens. Can't wait to ACTUALLY brew this.
Since you mashed low, it'll attenuate well, so it may work out just fine, if there is enough alcohol to support the hops. I sometimes adjust boil hops a tad if I miss target O.G., which is another strategy.
This recipe has been my "to brew" list for over a year. I brewed this 3 weeks ago. Been on gas for a week. It is beyond excellent.
Due to time constraints, I skipped dry hopping. Plenty of hop aroma and flavor as is, I'm sure its better with the dry hop. Great beer.
Yeah I'm really bummed that my newbie uncertainty took over at the shop. Assuming the huge amount of amber doesn't kill the recipe for me, I'll be excited to make this recipe again with the correct ingredients.
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