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BEERSMITH COCONUT SOFTWARE
Using BeerSmith, a software where you can input your recipe, it will tell you all the info that you need as well as what your starting gravity, IBU’s, color, and if it is in style. In doing so, you create wort from your first running’s and then use it as your strike water for your second mash. My first step was to utilize a process called a reiterated mash. The first challenge I faced was, “How am I going to go about this? What technique should I use when brewing this big of a beer?” For those who have a smaller brewing vessel and only brew five gallons at a time, the necessary grains needed to achieve the desired gravity could cause some issues when you begin planning out your brew. The purpose of this brew was to see how far I can push my system, what my efficiency will be, how it will affect the wort and the end result taste. However, I worry the beer will then be too dry and not have that desired rich, deep, maltiness, and complexity from the roasted grain.
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It is known that you can add sugar until the desired gravity is met. It has always been a goal of mine to brew some 10 – 13% beer with my current system, and it came with some challenges. The most I ever put in a mash was about 17lbs which fills upright to the holes for the handle, which is used to lift the grain basket out of the boil kettle. With my current system being a Grainfather all in one system, it limits me to the amount of grains I can use for a single mash, so a high gravity beer was out of the question for me. I am not always one to drink a lot of big beers but there is always a time and place for them.