Hey all,
Yesterday I brewed my first AG. I have a cooler converted MLT and with this I tried to make a 5 gallon batch of Kolsch as follows:
7# US 2-row malt
3# US Pilsen malt
1 oz US Saaz (5.8%) @ 60
.33 oz German Tettnang (4.7) @ 30
.5 oz German Tettnang (4.7) @ 15
.5 oz German Tettnang (4.7) @ 5
Wyeast 2565-Kolsch
Anyhow, BeerAlchemy calls for a OG of 1.050 with 72% efficiency (optimistic I know).
I mashed the grain in 1.25q/lb water for 60 minutes at 149F. I did prehead the MLT and had to add a little bit of water to cool the grain which settled at 153 initially. After the 60 minutes was up, the temp was at 147F.
I batch sparged with 2.25 gallons of water twice for a total pre-boil volume of 6 gals. It went fine, nothing stuck.
After the 60 minute boil, cooling, I had an OG of 1.041 (corrected).
My first question, what is that in effeciency, I did the calcs and thought it came to around 60%ish?
Secondly, what could I do in the future to improve? Should I not be worried since this is new to me and adjust the grain bill while I work on technique?
Thanks in advance!
Yesterday I brewed my first AG. I have a cooler converted MLT and with this I tried to make a 5 gallon batch of Kolsch as follows:
7# US 2-row malt
3# US Pilsen malt
1 oz US Saaz (5.8%) @ 60
.33 oz German Tettnang (4.7) @ 30
.5 oz German Tettnang (4.7) @ 15
.5 oz German Tettnang (4.7) @ 5
Wyeast 2565-Kolsch
Anyhow, BeerAlchemy calls for a OG of 1.050 with 72% efficiency (optimistic I know).
I mashed the grain in 1.25q/lb water for 60 minutes at 149F. I did prehead the MLT and had to add a little bit of water to cool the grain which settled at 153 initially. After the 60 minutes was up, the temp was at 147F.
I batch sparged with 2.25 gallons of water twice for a total pre-boil volume of 6 gals. It went fine, nothing stuck.
After the 60 minute boil, cooling, I had an OG of 1.041 (corrected).
My first question, what is that in effeciency, I did the calcs and thought it came to around 60%ish?
Secondly, what could I do in the future to improve? Should I not be worried since this is new to me and adjust the grain bill while I work on technique?
Thanks in advance!