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Stovetop All Grain Session

In this section I’ll cover a 3 gallon all grain session.

 

Hardware Used

Description

Part Number

Source

22 qt SS Pot

 

Walmart

12 qt SS Pot

 

Walmart

6.5 g Bottling Bucket

#7019 + #7125

Northern Brewer

Large Steamer Basket

 

K-Mart

Large Filter Bag

#7314

Northern Brewer

Lab Thermometer

#7409

Northern Brewer

Large SS Spoon

 

Local Resturant Supply

Large Bath Towels (clean)

 

Your Linen Closet

1 qt Measuring Cup

 

Walmart

Tubing to fit your Spigot

#7102

Northern Brewer

 

The Recipe

3 Gallon Starter Wort for Canning

4 pounds 2 row (in this case the grain was 60°F)

Strike water 6 qts at 160°F

Mash out water 2.5 qts at 210°F

Sparge water 6 qts at 180°F

Mash at 149°F 60 minutes

The Mash

Put 6 quarts of water into the 12 qt pot

and heat to 160°F

Use my mash calculator for other temperatures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add the grain and stir while checking the temperature.

If it is not 149°F put back on the stove and heat over

medium heat while stirring and checking the temperature

constantly.

 

 

 

 

 

When the grain reaches the mash temperature place

pot on a folded up towel and put the lid on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cover the pot with a couple of large bath towels.

I prefer to use clean dry towels…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove the center post from the steamer basket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place the basket in the bottling bucket.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Put the filter bag in the bucket and tie it off.

After about 45 minutes start heating your

mash out water to 210°F in the 22 quart pot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the hour is up transfer the mash to the bottling bucket

Then add the mash out water and stir a bit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rinse out the 12 quart pot and start heating

6 qts of sparge water to 180°F

Drain a cup or two from the bottling bucket to

get any bits from under the filter bag and pour that

back in. Now start draining the bottling bucket into

the 22 qt pot. As soon as that’s done put it on the

stove.

 

 

As soon as the sparge water is hot add that to the bottling bucket and stir and drain a cup or two like

you did before. Then drain that and add to the 22 qt pot. You can keep the lid on until you reach a boil

then you need to take it off. In this example I’ll only boil for 15 minutes so I don’t need as much water to

start as you will for a 60 minute boil. Use my mash calculator to figure that out for your recipe.

 

As soon as the boil is done put the pot in the sink with cold tap water. Leave the lid off and stir it a few times

till the cooling water is hot. Remove the pot and drain the sink. Replace the pot and fill again. Do this 4 times total

and you will be at 80°F in no time. The third and fourth time you can put the lid on.

 

My chilling session went like this

1st down to 148°F

2nd down to  110°F

3rd down to 90°F

4th down to 80°F

 

In my case I placed the wort into my bottling bucket and put that in the kegerator for the night. Then I’ll rack that off

the next day and can the wort.

 

Real easy to do…