I believe the grain bill was merely Pils, Vienna, Aromatic and Gambrinus Honey Malt. Haven't used honey before, but other than the honey odor it looked like any other specialty malt. I generally use rice hulls whenever using flaked grains or wheat or even if I use MO as a base malt as I've had issues with that.
I think my problem was I misjudged the depth of the grain bed (thought it was taller) and started the sparge too early. The massive amount of water above the grain bed compacted it. I generally drain it down to about half an inch before starting the sparge but I somehow got out of my normal routine.
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Conical 1 - Kern River Citra IPA
Conical 2 - Empty
Carboys - Empty
Secondaries - Empty
Lagering in Kegs - Munich Helles
Kegged: American Wheat/Rye, Kolsch II, American Original Pale Ale, Belgian Stout, Resurrection Milk Stout, House IPA, Bourbon County Stout, Gulden Draak, BLC
Bottled: Oaked Bourbon Porter
Planned: ???
Now Open: My new 10 gallon Kal inspired RIMS brewery
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