rancidcrabtree
Well-Known Member
I can't figure this one out, here's what I did:
8 lbs 2 Row
1 lb Crystal 10
1 lb Carapils
All grains where milled by myself at my LHBS, they weren't exactly flour but the crush was pretty fine, each kernel was broken into at least three pieces. Mashed 60 mins in 5 gallon rubbermaid with 12.5 qts @ 150 (at least that is what my digital thermometer read from the top of the cooler after I mixed grains in). Stirred mash every 10 mins for about 1 minute each time. Got two gallons from first running, 2.75 with second, 2 with third. Pre-boil gravity was 1.032 (I verified on both refractometer and hydrometer), post boil was 1.038, I ended with almost exactly 5.5 gallons. I was hoping for at least 70% efficiency, which would put my post boil gravity around 1.046... Any ideas on what I did or didn't do to end up with such a low efficiency?
8 lbs 2 Row
1 lb Crystal 10
1 lb Carapils
All grains where milled by myself at my LHBS, they weren't exactly flour but the crush was pretty fine, each kernel was broken into at least three pieces. Mashed 60 mins in 5 gallon rubbermaid with 12.5 qts @ 150 (at least that is what my digital thermometer read from the top of the cooler after I mixed grains in). Stirred mash every 10 mins for about 1 minute each time. Got two gallons from first running, 2.75 with second, 2 with third. Pre-boil gravity was 1.032 (I verified on both refractometer and hydrometer), post boil was 1.038, I ended with almost exactly 5.5 gallons. I was hoping for at least 70% efficiency, which would put my post boil gravity around 1.046... Any ideas on what I did or didn't do to end up with such a low efficiency?