jpsloan
Well-Known Member
Ok, so. I've done three AG brews so far. The first and third were Biermuncher's Centennial Blonde ale. Both times, I ended up with a final gravity of 1.032, which is about 16 points less than what Brewsmith says it ought to be (1.048). The recipe is 8-3/4lbs of grain, with a 11 qt mash at 150degrees, and a 4.5 gallon sparge @ 180degrees, split in half.
Forgiving the crush that I get from AHS, I pretty much follow the double batch sparge method with no mash out. I went through my settings in Brewsmith, and I found one key, salient point that I had missed both times.
The program asks for a 75 minute mash. I've only been giving it a solid hour before vorlauf.
So, here's my question: is that last 15 minutes of mash enough to make up for at least most of my final gravity sucktitude? Or is it only a minor thing, and I really need to contend with the crush (somehow), or adjust the sparge?
Forgiving the crush that I get from AHS, I pretty much follow the double batch sparge method with no mash out. I went through my settings in Brewsmith, and I found one key, salient point that I had missed both times.
The program asks for a 75 minute mash. I've only been giving it a solid hour before vorlauf.
So, here's my question: is that last 15 minutes of mash enough to make up for at least most of my final gravity sucktitude? Or is it only a minor thing, and I really need to contend with the crush (somehow), or adjust the sparge?