Soooo, last time I screwed up an IPA ending with gravity too high, making it a IIPA. Today I tried to modify that recipe to an IPA, and make ten gallons to split between American and Belgian yeasts. I ended high on gravity again, better than expected efficiency and slightly lower water to blame. I also managed to spray myself and a fermenter with (cooled) wort. My best kettle has a valve, which means I don't have to pick up 100+ pounds to pour into fermenters. (I could!

) But the kettle on the burner isn't quite tall enough, the valve is lower than the lip of the bucket. Easy enough. I just tip the buckets, fill them partway, then put the kettle on a chair to drain the rest. Today I decided to put the kettle on a table. Which was fine until a wind gust converted the stream of wort into a spray

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Anyway, the recipe:
7# Pilsen DME
2# Pale DME
1# Munich DME
11# Belgian Pilsner Malt
1# Munich Light
.5# Melanoidin
Mash while starting the boil. Add hops after hot break.
1.5oz Chinook, 2.5oz Cascade @30
1.5oz Horizon @15
1.5oz Cascade @10
1.5oz Horizon @5
Pitch WLP530 in one half, ferment in the mid 70s. Pitch US05 in the other half, ferment in the upper 60s. Dry hop the 05 half with 2oz Cascade for five days.
Remember, this is a ten gallons split into two fives.
Making beer and stew for the Zombie Apocalypse.
Never mind, there it is.