pokey
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hey all - I joined the masses today with my first AG batch. Just got an American Ale "kit" from morebeer since I don't have a grain mill yet or a decent LHBS that actually stocks grain (sad but true).
So the overall mash process went MUCH smoother than I ever expected it too. Not only the first time AG, but also the first batch with my new keggle -- I think that I am seriously considering investing in a HopStopper for it though - way more hot break than I ever had with extract (which whirlpooling did nothing for), and also sucked getting the last 2 gallons out of the keg.
Can anyone do a quick calculation of efficiency for me - 9 lbs of 2 row and 1 lb. of Caramel malt, and it yielded about 4.5 gals with gravity of 1.054. Just curious too how folks calculate this - do you need brewing software to do it?
Definitely have some tweaking to do next time on volumes and temps, but am very happy that I have gone down this path.
So the overall mash process went MUCH smoother than I ever expected it too. Not only the first time AG, but also the first batch with my new keggle -- I think that I am seriously considering investing in a HopStopper for it though - way more hot break than I ever had with extract (which whirlpooling did nothing for), and also sucked getting the last 2 gallons out of the keg.
Can anyone do a quick calculation of efficiency for me - 9 lbs of 2 row and 1 lb. of Caramel malt, and it yielded about 4.5 gals with gravity of 1.054. Just curious too how folks calculate this - do you need brewing software to do it?
Definitely have some tweaking to do next time on volumes and temps, but am very happy that I have gone down this path.