18 hour cold steep on Rst Barley & Carafa III. (2.5 qts wtr)
30 min rest with remaining grains at 145. (7.5 gal wtr)
30 min rest at 155.
30 min mash out with added cold steep grain/liquid at 170.
Hot batch sparge with 2 gal
Bring to boil
Add bittering hops
Dryhop after fermentation has slowed
Cold crash (with gelatin) for 1 day after 2 weeks
76% Attenuation finishing at 1.017 (ABV-7.61%)
Primed with 3.5 oz corn sugar
Pitched Champagne yeast rehydrated in 1 cup RO water
Yield 13L
Notes:
3.5 inches of trub, possibly due to not cleaning the mash kettle before boiling. Next time vorlof until beer runs clear then transfer the sweet wart to secondary kettle to ensure a cleaner transfer to fermenter much higher yield of 1+ gallons.
Question: How do grains in fermenter effect flavor? Which if any styles would benefit?