9/9
Collembola!
Well, we just put the wraps on our first AG. All in all, it went well, though we hit a few rough spots. If I did the math right, we had a 73% efficiency, which I am pretty happy about.
Now, the problems/questions...
1. We were batch sparging and our first sparge ended up really low, around 164F. I got the second one up to 178F, and this will be easy to fix for the next time around. Any idea what the low temp will do for this brew?
2. The big problem was cooling the wort. The wort chiller just didn't get it below 85F or so. We don't have access to a faucet near the back of the house, so we are pretty much stuck with hose water for the chiller, which is apparently not cold enough. Any suggestions on how to deal with this? Obviously, if the hose water is at 85F, the wort isn't going to get any colder than 85F. Are there other cooling options?
It should only get better from here. We wouldn't have made it this far without HBT.
Now, the problems/questions...
1. We were batch sparging and our first sparge ended up really low, around 164F. I got the second one up to 178F, and this will be easy to fix for the next time around. Any idea what the low temp will do for this brew?
2. The big problem was cooling the wort. The wort chiller just didn't get it below 85F or so. We don't have access to a faucet near the back of the house, so we are pretty much stuck with hose water for the chiller, which is apparently not cold enough. Any suggestions on how to deal with this? Obviously, if the hose water is at 85F, the wort isn't going to get any colder than 85F. Are there other cooling options?
It should only get better from here. We wouldn't have made it this far without HBT.