I just moved and upgraded my system , but now I am having efficiency issues . I'm using 3 keggles on a single tier with two pumps. I do constant HERMS-style recirculation and I fly sparge.
My false bottom in the MLT is high (there's 2.5 gallons of liquid under FB). To compensate, I add an extra 2.5 gallons to the mash (to get the desired thickness). But, to not overshoot my pre-boil level, I have to reduce the amount of sparge water accordingly. I am trying to figure out if this is causing issues. (Note: though my false bottom is high, I don't have a lot of dead space)
Concerns:
- liquid under false bottom isn't touching grains (but I do constant recirculation so shouldn't that make use of the liquid?)
- less sparge water may result in less lauter efficiency
- mainly, I'm worried that the false bottom and the constant recirculation are messing up my mash/efficiency somehow (my new toys are making my brewing more complicated )
Do you see any problems here? If not, I may need to look elsewhere in the process. Thanks and I really appreciate any help
My false bottom in the MLT is high (there's 2.5 gallons of liquid under FB). To compensate, I add an extra 2.5 gallons to the mash (to get the desired thickness). But, to not overshoot my pre-boil level, I have to reduce the amount of sparge water accordingly. I am trying to figure out if this is causing issues. (Note: though my false bottom is high, I don't have a lot of dead space)
Concerns:
- liquid under false bottom isn't touching grains (but I do constant recirculation so shouldn't that make use of the liquid?)
- less sparge water may result in less lauter efficiency
- mainly, I'm worried that the false bottom and the constant recirculation are messing up my mash/efficiency somehow (my new toys are making my brewing more complicated )
Do you see any problems here? If not, I may need to look elsewhere in the process. Thanks and I really appreciate any help