hey everyone,
I was hoping to get some help with a wedding beer that my fiance and I are making. The recipe below was from the trial run, a roughly 4 gallon batch. We think it ended up quite a bit roastier than we were wanting. I think dropping the carafa a bit and maybe upping the 2Row might help. I did throw all the grain into the mash at the same time, and was also thinking of holding the darker grains back until when i'm sparging.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Bill %
3 lb American - Pale 2-Row 41.4%
1.75 lb United Kingdom - Mild 24.1%
1.5 lb United Kingdom - Amber 20.7%
1 lb German - Carafa I 13.8%
7.25 lb Total
Hops
Amount Variety AA Time IBU
0.2 oz Columbus 15.6 90 min 17.21
0.5 oz Northern Brewer 6 75 min 16.16
0.5 oz Northern Brewer 6 60 min 15.47
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
2.5 gal Infusion 154 F 90 min
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Time
0.5 lb Chocolate powder Boil 5 min
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002
I was hoping to get some help with a wedding beer that my fiance and I are making. The recipe below was from the trial run, a roughly 4 gallon batch. We think it ended up quite a bit roastier than we were wanting. I think dropping the carafa a bit and maybe upping the 2Row might help. I did throw all the grain into the mash at the same time, and was also thinking of holding the darker grains back until when i'm sparging.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Bill %
3 lb American - Pale 2-Row 41.4%
1.75 lb United Kingdom - Mild 24.1%
1.5 lb United Kingdom - Amber 20.7%
1 lb German - Carafa I 13.8%
7.25 lb Total
Hops
Amount Variety AA Time IBU
0.2 oz Columbus 15.6 90 min 17.21
0.5 oz Northern Brewer 6 75 min 16.16
0.5 oz Northern Brewer 6 60 min 15.47
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Temp Time
2.5 gal Infusion 154 F 90 min
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Time
0.5 lb Chocolate powder Boil 5 min
Yeast
White Labs - English Ale Yeast WLP002