So, after doing two extract kits (Blonde Lager and Pale Ale - with Pumpkin Spice!) I decided it is time for the next step in home brewing - a partial mash. I am noting my first partial mash experience on the forum for any other rookies wanting to learn more about partial mash as I would have loved to read something about the process here, rather than international sites.
Being a first class internet brewer, I built a cooler mash tun before I discovered BIAB on the net. It was time to put this to use, I have it after all.
Recipe:
2kg Pale Ale malt
200 grams Crystal Malt
Southern Passion hops (25 g @ 60 mins and 25 g @ 30 mins)
Black Rock Ultra-Light unhopped malt
MJ Craft series yeast - U.S West Coast
Equipment used:
15 Litre Hart Alu pot
Gas boiler with Cadac 3kg gas bottle
25 Litre Addis cooler with copper manifold - mash tun
25 Litre food grade plastic bucket with airlock - fermenter
Process:
Heat 8 litres of water to 70 degrees celsius in the Hart Alu pot.
Add the water to the mash tun and giv it a couple of minutes to settle down, add the 2kg Pale Ale malt and 200 grams Crytal Malt
Check temperature at 66 degrees celcius and mash for 60 minutes
Open a Blonde Lager
Open a Dam Wolf - Wolf in Sheeps Clothing - darn good brew, but at 9% abv, I almost fell asleep after that one!
Heat 2 litres of water to 70 odd degrees celcius in another pot.
Mash out and rinse with the extra 2 litres of water into the Hart Alu pot
Add the Black Rock Ultra Light extract and mix in thoroughly - otherwise it will collect at the bottom of the pot and burn.
Bring to the boil, add the hops at stipulated time intervals and boil for 60 minutes - have another beer!
Add the boiled extract to the fermenter and top up to 21 litres
Sprinkle the yeast on top and seal, add some Vodka to the airlock bubbler
This was my first partial mash - will see how it turns out
Being a first class internet brewer, I built a cooler mash tun before I discovered BIAB on the net. It was time to put this to use, I have it after all.
Recipe:
2kg Pale Ale malt
200 grams Crystal Malt
Southern Passion hops (25 g @ 60 mins and 25 g @ 30 mins)
Black Rock Ultra-Light unhopped malt
MJ Craft series yeast - U.S West Coast
Equipment used:
15 Litre Hart Alu pot
Gas boiler with Cadac 3kg gas bottle
25 Litre Addis cooler with copper manifold - mash tun
25 Litre food grade plastic bucket with airlock - fermenter
Process:
Heat 8 litres of water to 70 degrees celsius in the Hart Alu pot.
Add the water to the mash tun and giv it a couple of minutes to settle down, add the 2kg Pale Ale malt and 200 grams Crytal Malt
Check temperature at 66 degrees celcius and mash for 60 minutes
Open a Blonde Lager
Open a Dam Wolf - Wolf in Sheeps Clothing - darn good brew, but at 9% abv, I almost fell asleep after that one!
Heat 2 litres of water to 70 odd degrees celcius in another pot.
Mash out and rinse with the extra 2 litres of water into the Hart Alu pot
Add the Black Rock Ultra Light extract and mix in thoroughly - otherwise it will collect at the bottom of the pot and burn.
Bring to the boil, add the hops at stipulated time intervals and boil for 60 minutes - have another beer!
Add the boiled extract to the fermenter and top up to 21 litres
Sprinkle the yeast on top and seal, add some Vodka to the airlock bubbler
This was my first partial mash - will see how it turns out
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