hoppheadIPA
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I've gotten 2 Dead Ringer IPA kits in a row with bad crushes causing me to come in about 18 points below expected OG. Anyone else having issues with them? I guess I'll have another session IPA....
Exercise their 100% satisfaction guaranteed policy and get them to ship you two new kits.
Not a bad idea really. If more people did this when they got a bad crush, they would start crushing finer in a hurry
Exercise their 100% satisfaction guaranteed policy and get them to ship you two new kits.
Not a bad idea really. If more people did this when they got a bad crush, they would start crushing finer in a hurry
This thread got me thinking. I was getting 85-90% mash efficiency and 75% brewhouse efficiency constantly because I crushed my grain that I ordered from NB myself. Since a local home brew shop opened and I crushed there, mash went down to low 80's and brewhouse to around 68%.
Was wondering why I am not hitting my previous numbers and this thread just made the light bulb go off!
This thread got me thinking. I was getting 85-90% mash efficiency and 75% brewhouse efficiency constantly because I crushed my grain that I ordered from NB myself. Since a local home brew shop opened and I crushed there, mash went down to low 80's and brewhouse to around 68%.
Was wondering why I am not hitting my previous numbers and this thread just made the light bulb go off!
Whats your set up like to hit 85~90 % Thats not to bad at all.. I cant see why anyone would not crush there own grain, That way cant blame anyone but yourself..
If only I could clear the $175ish it appears to take to get a (decent) mill and hopper.
Even if you insist on new (and you shouldn't), a Barley Crusher from the manufacturer is only $115, and you can find them cheaper.
Noted! Looked around on their site, and read a few threads here. I worry about the BC lasting over the years, but a decent mill is probably better than no mill.
Suggestions for used mills? eBay? Craigslist? Here? I guess I can look myself, comes to that.
-Rich
Noted! Looked around on their site, and read a few threads here. I worry about the BC lasting over the years, but a decent mill is probably better than no mill.
Suggestions for used mills? eBay? Craigslist? Here? I guess I can look myself, comes to that.
-Rich
Echoloc8 said:FWIW the Northern Brewer Irish Red Ale AB kit I got a few weeks ago resulted in terrible efficiency, too. While it didn't look bad to me, the consensus after some debate here is that the NB crush was most likely to have been my problem.
If only I could clear the $175ish it appears to take to get a (decent) mill and hopper. I was saving for a lagerator...
-Rich
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