Dates
- Brewed: July 10th
- To be bottled: July 31st
- To be had: August 21st.
Ingredients
Grains
- Crystal 40, 14oz. (7/8 lbs)
- Pacific Northwest Pale Ale Malt. 8.8 lbs.
Hops
- Liberty 4.8% alpta acids. 2 oz.
Water ~9gls used. expecting 8gl yield.
Process
- Main pot: 6.5gls of water, body malts. Secondary pot: 2.5gls of water, specialty malts.
- Bring mashes to 68 degrees celsius. Let it mash for 60 minutes.
- Pour 2nd pot contents into main pot
- Take out grains of main pot and place on top of pot and ...
- To squeesze or not to squeeze the bag?
- "go ahead. benefits outweigh risks". http://forum.northernbrewer.com/viewtopic.php?f=43&t=114445
- "Do not. releases tannins" http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f39/squeezing-grain-bag-bad-175179/
- >>Try tasting normal wort and squeezed wort. Difference?
- >> Gently rinse grain bag with hot water over the pot.
- >> Maybe squeeze a bit / a lot?
- To squeesze or not to squeeze the bag?
- Bring main pot to boil.
- Hopping
- 60 minutes (start of boil), 1oz liberty
- 5 minutes (end of boil), 1oz liberty.