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This is the the part of a parti-gyle brew with Nann. We went with 1.5qts/lb since we do not intend to sparge the first runnings. Only doing a 3 gallon batch so we will be running off about 4 gallons for pre-boil. Next, we will be preparing about 8 gallons of water to add back into the mash for the second runnings, a Northern English Brown. Will will add the specialty malts and stir only adding about 2/3 of the prepared water. Will add more water if it seems we are running dry. Mashed in with 165F water. Originally hit 155F. Stirred to get to 154F. Held at 153F after 60 minutes/ 4.5 gallons pre-boil @ 1.091. ***Added Northern Brown specialty malts to mash and about 5 gallons 175F water. Stirred and let sit for 15 minutes.*** Chilled EBW to 68F. Pitched yeast after 2 minutes O2 with most of the if not all of the trub into the fermenter. OG 1.092 according to shitty refractometer. NEB OG around 1.043. About 5-5.5 gallons into fermenter. Chilled to about 70F. 8/22/11 - huge blowoff. Put on blowoff tube. Northern Brown chugging away. 6PM - temp was up to 70F 8/23/11 - 7AM - temp down to 68F. Activity in NEB slower but still bubbling at a good rate. Can't even see into EBW from all the crap that blew off. 9/9/11 - kegged in 3 gallon keg - FG 1.018 @ 75F = 1.020 11/6/11 - bottled from keg and put in basement to age.