Hello,
So I made the recipe Sweet California Blonde from brewers friend and it said to start with 4.78 gallons. I followed the instructions and when I put the wort into the primary fermenter I ended up with 3.5 gallons instead of the 2.5.
My question is did I mess up somewhere or is this recipe taking into considertion the trub in the bottom of the primary fermentor?
I started with 4.78 gallons during the mash and when I took out the grain bag it still seemed that there was alot of water left over. I am boiling on a kitchen stove so I don't know if that accounts for why I was a gallon over. I attached the brew steps below. Any advice would be great thanks.
Setup
Double check that all ingredients are on hand.
Make sure ice is on hand for ice bath, or fill up freezer trays.
Ensure all equipment is on hand (hydrometer, sanitizer, fuel, fermentor, kettle, air lock, hops bags, hoses, funnel, towel, etc).
Make sure valve is closed on brew kettle.
This recipe calls for 4.78 gal (19.1 qt) of water given the recipe and your equipment profile.
Fill kettle and begin heating strike water.
Add brewing salts as recipe calls for or to style.
Weigh out and mill grains if not already milled.
Clean workspace.
Prepare hops additions.
Take yeast out of fridge if using liquid ale yeast.
Mash
When strike water is ready, submerge grain bag and begin mash.
Place lid on kettle and ensure temperature is maintained.
Mash Step 1 - 154 F for 60 min, 2.5 gal, type: Infusion.
Mash Step 1 - Start mash timer, set for 60 min.
Mash Step 1 - Complete.
Mash complete, remove grain bag from kettle.
Boil
Expected pre-boil volume of 4.08 gal (16.3 qt) needed to hit batch size target.
Collect pre-boil gravity sample. Record the value when it has cooled down.
Fire the kettle and bring to a boil. Stir well as hot break occurs to avoid boil over.
Start boil timer, set for 60 minutes.
Add 1 oz of Crystal at 45 min.
Add 1 oz of Crystal at 15 min.
Prepare ice bath at 10 min.
Begin sanitizing lid of kettle at 10 min.
Boil complete. Flame out.I
So I made the recipe Sweet California Blonde from brewers friend and it said to start with 4.78 gallons. I followed the instructions and when I put the wort into the primary fermenter I ended up with 3.5 gallons instead of the 2.5.
My question is did I mess up somewhere or is this recipe taking into considertion the trub in the bottom of the primary fermentor?
I started with 4.78 gallons during the mash and when I took out the grain bag it still seemed that there was alot of water left over. I am boiling on a kitchen stove so I don't know if that accounts for why I was a gallon over. I attached the brew steps below. Any advice would be great thanks.
Setup
Double check that all ingredients are on hand.
Make sure ice is on hand for ice bath, or fill up freezer trays.
Ensure all equipment is on hand (hydrometer, sanitizer, fuel, fermentor, kettle, air lock, hops bags, hoses, funnel, towel, etc).
Make sure valve is closed on brew kettle.
This recipe calls for 4.78 gal (19.1 qt) of water given the recipe and your equipment profile.
Fill kettle and begin heating strike water.
Add brewing salts as recipe calls for or to style.
Weigh out and mill grains if not already milled.
Clean workspace.
Prepare hops additions.
Take yeast out of fridge if using liquid ale yeast.
Mash
When strike water is ready, submerge grain bag and begin mash.
Place lid on kettle and ensure temperature is maintained.
Mash Step 1 - 154 F for 60 min, 2.5 gal, type: Infusion.
Mash Step 1 - Start mash timer, set for 60 min.
Mash Step 1 - Complete.
Mash complete, remove grain bag from kettle.
Boil
Expected pre-boil volume of 4.08 gal (16.3 qt) needed to hit batch size target.
Collect pre-boil gravity sample. Record the value when it has cooled down.
Fire the kettle and bring to a boil. Stir well as hot break occurs to avoid boil over.
Start boil timer, set for 60 minutes.
Add 1 oz of Crystal at 45 min.
Add 1 oz of Crystal at 15 min.
Prepare ice bath at 10 min.
Begin sanitizing lid of kettle at 10 min.
Boil complete. Flame out.I
