I know this is a problem you'd all like to have, but I'm new to this and don't understand what I'm doing different than everybody else that I get high efficiency.
My batch yesterday gave me an 89% efficiency according to Beersmith, and my prior batch was around the same in the end. I lift the grain out, let it drip into the pot, then squeeze out the last of it into another pot and pour it into the main kettle, then pour some wort over it and squeeze it out again. That's all I do. It doesn't sound all that different. I have the homebrew store grind it all extra fine. I stir the mash to get it mixed in, and stir when bringing the temp up to mash out.
What am I doing wrong or right?
My batch yesterday gave me an 89% efficiency according to Beersmith, and my prior batch was around the same in the end. I lift the grain out, let it drip into the pot, then squeeze out the last of it into another pot and pour it into the main kettle, then pour some wort over it and squeeze it out again. That's all I do. It doesn't sound all that different. I have the homebrew store grind it all extra fine. I stir the mash to get it mixed in, and stir when bringing the temp up to mash out.
What am I doing wrong or right?