thelastdandy
Well-Known Member
i have had problems with efficiency for my last 3 batches (all 60%). i know it has to be my sparging. i'm doing brews with fairly big O.G.s (shooting for 1.07-1.09 on most) and the strike water isn't leaving much room in my 6 gallon boil pot for sparge water. should i get a bigger pot and boil longer, or is it alright to not use as much strike water (thus leaving more room in the kettle for sparge water). how low of a grain to water ratio can i use? the recipies i am formulating in beersmith are telling me i can only use like a gallon of strike water! do i just give up the efficiency on beers of this size? sorry to keep bugging everybody, and i know this answer is probably common knowledge to most but please help a noob!