Hemsworth
Well-Known Member
I seem to be missing the O.G. by 10 points with every brew. I have made various little adjustments but things are not improving. I brewed a Deception Cream Stout today and came in at 1.046 @ 70f. If my numbers are correct that is 60% eff.
I have adjusted my Barley Crusher from .039 to .035...nothing.
My mash is 1.25 litres/ lb. and I nailed my temps. (152f)
This time I used 5.2 stabilizer and my mash pH is 5.8. My water is from a well and is softened.
I batch sparge. My mash was 13.5 litres for 11.25 lbs of grain. Held at 152f for 70 minutes.
Here is where I suspect something is off...I hit it with 5 litres of 180f water, stir it up and my temp only seems to get up to the high 150's. Should I not be trying to get close to 170? Then a good stir...vorlauf and pull off usually about 2.5 gallons.
I add another 4 gallons of the 180f water, stir it up for 10 minutes and let it settle for about 10 minutes. Then vorlauf and pull off the last 4 gallons.
60 min. boil gives me 5 gallons. (15 gal. wide-ass pot)
Any tips? Magic beans? If I accept that I can not improve beyond 60% then how much should I increase my grain bill to compensate?
Thanks guys. I know that there is a ton of info out there about this...but I think I am suffering from info overload. My head hurts.
I have adjusted my Barley Crusher from .039 to .035...nothing.
My mash is 1.25 litres/ lb. and I nailed my temps. (152f)
This time I used 5.2 stabilizer and my mash pH is 5.8. My water is from a well and is softened.
I batch sparge. My mash was 13.5 litres for 11.25 lbs of grain. Held at 152f for 70 minutes.
Here is where I suspect something is off...I hit it with 5 litres of 180f water, stir it up and my temp only seems to get up to the high 150's. Should I not be trying to get close to 170? Then a good stir...vorlauf and pull off usually about 2.5 gallons.
I add another 4 gallons of the 180f water, stir it up for 10 minutes and let it settle for about 10 minutes. Then vorlauf and pull off the last 4 gallons.
60 min. boil gives me 5 gallons. (15 gal. wide-ass pot)
Any tips? Magic beans? If I accept that I can not improve beyond 60% then how much should I increase my grain bill to compensate?
Thanks guys. I know that there is a ton of info out there about this...but I think I am suffering from info overload. My head hurts.