scruff311
Well-Known Member
Hey all,
I brewed my first all-grain batch recently and things actually went smoother than I was expecting. It is an American IPA and I used a total of 17 lbs of grain. I used a couple of brewing software products i.e. Brewology101.com to get an estimate of the expected O.G. before my brew day. For this particular brew, the estimated O.G. was suppose to be 1.094. I ended up with 1.072 which seems really low for 17 lbs of grain. I am wondering since this was my first go around with sparging, perhaps I didn't sparge properly. I used the batch method with 4.5 gallons at 170 degrees. I ended up with the 6.5 gallon pre-boil volume I was targeting, so the volume of water was not an issue. Maybe the temperature was too low? Should I have done more than one sparge?
Thanks for any tips!
I brewed my first all-grain batch recently and things actually went smoother than I was expecting. It is an American IPA and I used a total of 17 lbs of grain. I used a couple of brewing software products i.e. Brewology101.com to get an estimate of the expected O.G. before my brew day. For this particular brew, the estimated O.G. was suppose to be 1.094. I ended up with 1.072 which seems really low for 17 lbs of grain. I am wondering since this was my first go around with sparging, perhaps I didn't sparge properly. I used the batch method with 4.5 gallons at 170 degrees. I ended up with the 6.5 gallon pre-boil volume I was targeting, so the volume of water was not an issue. Maybe the temperature was too low? Should I have done more than one sparge?
Thanks for any tips!