Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:36 am

How about this:

(Calibrate all Thermometers to Boiling Water 212F or Freezing 32F)

1. We settle on a 5gal recipe ie. American Pale Ale
2. We use all the milled grain from morebeer.com.
3. We use carbon block filtration for our water since this is more accessible. Or maybe we buy Crystal Geyser for the ph and mineral purity.
4. We decide on how we lower our mash ph. (5.2 ph salts, phosphoric acid, or lactic acid, and we settle on a strike water Ph.)
5. We settle on a strike water temperature, and we note our ambient temp.
6. We note the style of mashtuns used and dimensions, and the actual mash temp for a 30min mash. We note the style mash screen used.
7. We do a 30min re-circulation, and note the temperature lost if any.
8. We do a 1hr fly sparge, or a batch sparge pending on style.
9. We take a pre-boil gravity at 212F, so we can later calculate our mash effieciency.

Thoughts? I think this would be a great group brew.
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:06 am

sounds like a good Idea, but when will B3 open a store in Oz so i can get grain..... :aaron2
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:50 am

These sound like fightin' words :)
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:51 am

I like ythe plan but the carbon block filtration, one hour recirc and preboil gravity at 212 you mention will be difficult for those of us still on the ghetto plan.

I recommend the using the spring water you spoke of, recirc till clear, and an OG collected once all runnings have been collected and thoroughly mixed. Allow the OG sample to cool to what ever the zero temp adjustment is for your Hydrometer (60 F or 68 F) ( I have found I get the most accurate readings this way.)

This is my two cents worth. Any other thoughts on this?

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Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:52 am

Why don't we all just brew the same style beer, bottle it and then send it to Jamil for a taste off. That's what really matters, the taste.

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Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:47 am

I think we would have to drop #7. Anyone without a pump can't really do a 30min re-circulation. I know I can't.

This should be interesting. I was thinking about it some and I'm wondering if I can get as good of efficiency as you with the same crush. I usually crush the hell out of my grain. I just don't need nearly as much of a filter bed as you do. Just curious if that is how I'm getting the efficiency I am with batch sparging, because I can crush a lot finer that a fly sparger. We'll see I guess.

The next question is when would everyone want to do it? I'm thinking after the holidays sometime. I know I really don't have any extra time or money until then.

I think when I get my grain for this I will also order the same grain unmilled and do the same brew again milling my own grain at a later date and compare results. That should let me know how much of a difference my crush is making.

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Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:37 am

I don't think using Crystal Geyser is an option either, Jon. CG is bottled from different natural sources in different parts of the country so I don't think it is the same pH or mineral content everywhere.
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:40 am

Anyone know enough about water chem to start with RO and build it back up?

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