jcelgin
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Ok guys... I've tried and tried and tried and I'm still getting crap-tastic efficiency... pretty consistently around 60%. I've read just about everything I can find on the subject and still feel like I'm missing something. I'm hoping that if I run you through what I'm doing that someone will clue me in on what I'm doing wrong.
Equipment:
I used BeerSmith for my mash temps and volumes. This time, using the "Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge" mash profile. I didn't formally pre-heat the mash tun as I let BeerSmith do the adjustments... this time my tun was a little warm from a quick rinse anyways.
Here's what I did today... (in case you're concerned, Black IPA, 11.5 lb grains)
Any ideas? Any glaring mistakes?
Thanks guys.
Equipment:
- 10 Gallon Round Igloo converted, 3/8" ball valve
- 12" False Bottom
- 10 Gallon Blichmann Boilermaker
I used BeerSmith for my mash temps and volumes. This time, using the "Single Infusion, Light Body, Batch Sparge" mash profile. I didn't formally pre-heat the mash tun as I let BeerSmith do the adjustments... this time my tun was a little warm from a quick rinse anyways.
Here's what I did today... (in case you're concerned, Black IPA, 11.5 lb grains)
- Added ~3 gallons @ ~168 to mash tun
- Added grain
- Stirred like hell for a few minutes, temp stabalized around 153
- Waited an hour
- Added 1 gal @ ~180, stirred like hell
- Drained (full blast)
- Added ~3.25 gal @ ~168
- Stirred like hell
- Waited 10 minutes
- Drained (full blast)
- Ended up with 6.5 gal in kettle
- Boiled for an hour, ran through CFC, etc
Any ideas? Any glaring mistakes?
Thanks guys.