so i brewed my first all grain and i know i had some issues..but which caused the beer to taste like grains?
my biggest mistake the strike water was 162 aiming for 152. i mashed in (4 gallons) and the temperature dropped to 147. i started scooping some of my 175 degree sparge water in..not realizing 175 degree water doesn't raise the temperature of 147 degree water easily. by the time i hit 152 degrees(my target) i had poured 2 of 3 gallons of sparge water in. my second mistake was before the boil started i thought my starting amount was low so i added another gallon...this resulted in a low OG. howeveer attenuation was pretty good
target OG 1.056 actual OG 1.044
FG 1.011
recipe
6lbs pale
4lbs red wheat
6oz caravienne
fwh .5 amarillo
60m .25 amarillo
15m .5 amarillo .5 cascade
5m .5 amaillo
1m .5 casacade
1968 yeast
my biggest mistake the strike water was 162 aiming for 152. i mashed in (4 gallons) and the temperature dropped to 147. i started scooping some of my 175 degree sparge water in..not realizing 175 degree water doesn't raise the temperature of 147 degree water easily. by the time i hit 152 degrees(my target) i had poured 2 of 3 gallons of sparge water in. my second mistake was before the boil started i thought my starting amount was low so i added another gallon...this resulted in a low OG. howeveer attenuation was pretty good
target OG 1.056 actual OG 1.044
FG 1.011
recipe
6lbs pale
4lbs red wheat
6oz caravienne
fwh .5 amarillo
60m .25 amarillo
15m .5 amarillo .5 cascade
5m .5 amaillo
1m .5 casacade
1968 yeast
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