Update on equipment problems

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by ghostinthemachine, Feb 13, 2016.

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  1. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    I brewed a 5 gallon amber ale today. I based the recipe off of 70%. I changed my sparge method to one that I can easily repeat. I lautered the first runnings, added my sparge water and stirred. I let that sit for 10 minutes then lautered. I was shooting for a pre boil OG of 1.046 and I hit 1.0455. Close enough.

    I am going to repeat this recipe next week and see if I can repeat the numbers. I'll use different yeast and hops, of course.

    Thanks for the help.

    Also, sorry for anything I posted between the hours of 11 and 2 last night. We were trying to figure out what was wrong with some homebrew and it got out of hand.
     
    #1 ghostinthemachine, Feb 13, 2016
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  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
    Pooh-Bah

    How did your volumes come out?
     
    #2 VikeMan, Feb 13, 2016
  3. ghostinthemachine

    ghostinthemachine Initiate (0) Aug 14, 2015 Louisiana

    They were on the money as well. 6.5 gallons pre boil and I have a hair under that. It's nice to have a stress free brew day and not worry about extra boil time or anything like that.
     
    #3 ghostinthemachine, Feb 13, 2016
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  4. inchrisin

    inchrisin Pooh-Bah (2,013) Sep 25, 2008 Indiana
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    There's no shame in buying some DME if you undershoot your mark. I mean, I don't do it. But that's out of sheer laziness. :slight_smile:
     
    #4 inchrisin, Feb 16, 2016
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