Just brewed up a pilot batch of Red #4. A couple of people said they didn't like how Red 3.01 came out, so I'm piloting an increased amount of crystal malt in the beer to see how I like it. It was a 3 gallon batch with a pound of crystal malt, which roughly translates to 2 pounds of crystal in a full batch. The OG came in at 1.052, giving me an efficiency of 71% - a little lower than usual, but within acceptable range.
This was also the first test of my system doing a half batch - something I want to do more of, so I'm pleased it came out alright. I may start using a no sparge technique on half batches, mostly to increase the grain bed depth, but this efficiency was alright enough that I'm not too concerned about it.
Tune in on Monday for the bottling of the Wrye Wit and the brewing of Pilsener 101!
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