krausenmustache
Well-Known Member
Everything went really well, temp held steady @ 154 for 60min. Recirc and batch sparge also went great. But two things come to mind which likely caused it the low eff.
1.) I completely forgot to add the ph 5.2 buffer (had it sitting in my cabinet the entire time :cross: )
2.) when i was setting up my AG equipment, not knowing any better, i bought a 5 gal cooler. So because I chose to brew an Imperial IPA w/ 16# of grain, the water/grain ratio was down around 0.88 qt/lb.
question: will the low w/g ratio result in such a poor efficiency?
If so i may just bite the bullet and buy a 10gal.
1.) I completely forgot to add the ph 5.2 buffer (had it sitting in my cabinet the entire time :cross: )
2.) when i was setting up my AG equipment, not knowing any better, i bought a 5 gal cooler. So because I chose to brew an Imperial IPA w/ 16# of grain, the water/grain ratio was down around 0.88 qt/lb.
question: will the low w/g ratio result in such a poor efficiency?
If so i may just bite the bullet and buy a 10gal.