alpo
Well-Known Member
AHS Fin Du Monde Clone
12 lb Belgian Pilsner
1 lb Caravienne
1 lb Crystal 20 L
1 lb Red Wheat
8 oz Clear candi sugar
Mashed for 60 min, starting at 152, dropped to 150 at the end
Batch recirc for about 10 min (it actually ran clear almost right away, but I did it a few extra times just for the hell of it)
Sparge water (batch) at 175 for about 85 min to get a 6.5 gallon boil**
1 oz Perle hops at the beginning of the 60 min boil
1 oz Saaz and 1 tsp Irish moss @ the 45 min mark
Cooled to 75 in 13 minutes
Ended up with exactly 5.25 gallons
Refractometer measured about 15.25 brix or 1.062 SG. Target OG, according to AHS, was 1.085.
** - after the sparge, I drained my MLT and ended up with about a gallon and a half of wort. I definitely put in too much water.
Thoughts?
It seemed like everything went pretty well except for the extra sparge water in the MLT. Would this amount have accounted for the .023 discrepancy?
If not, what else could have been the issue? I think all my times and temps were more or less accurate. A bad grain crush by AHS maybe? I am using a 10 gal Rubbermaid for my MTL, which only loses about a degree every 30 min, even with the lid removed. (ambient temp about 90 degrees) I double checked all temps with secondary thermometers.
12 lb Belgian Pilsner
1 lb Caravienne
1 lb Crystal 20 L
1 lb Red Wheat
8 oz Clear candi sugar
Mashed for 60 min, starting at 152, dropped to 150 at the end
Batch recirc for about 10 min (it actually ran clear almost right away, but I did it a few extra times just for the hell of it)
Sparge water (batch) at 175 for about 85 min to get a 6.5 gallon boil**
1 oz Perle hops at the beginning of the 60 min boil
1 oz Saaz and 1 tsp Irish moss @ the 45 min mark
Cooled to 75 in 13 minutes
Ended up with exactly 5.25 gallons
Refractometer measured about 15.25 brix or 1.062 SG. Target OG, according to AHS, was 1.085.
** - after the sparge, I drained my MLT and ended up with about a gallon and a half of wort. I definitely put in too much water.
Thoughts?
It seemed like everything went pretty well except for the extra sparge water in the MLT. Would this amount have accounted for the .023 discrepancy?
If not, what else could have been the issue? I think all my times and temps were more or less accurate. A bad grain crush by AHS maybe? I am using a 10 gal Rubbermaid for my MTL, which only loses about a degree every 30 min, even with the lid removed. (ambient temp about 90 degrees) I double checked all temps with secondary thermometers.