Did my first partial mash on Saturday. I felt like everything went reasonably well. Ground my own grains and mashed 3 lbs of 2-row, 2 lbs of rye malt, 1/2 lb of carapils and 3/4 lb of caramel malt. I added approx. 1.5 quarts of water per pound of grain and mashed between 148-153 for 45 minutes.(most of the mash was 150-152) Tasted the wort and it was very sweet and did an iodine test and the iodine stayed brown. I then sparged at 160 degrees for 10-15 minutes in 2 gallons of water.
According to my gravity reading, I only got about 63-64% efficiency. My gravity should have been 1.073, but it ended up about 1.067.
Can someone give me some advice on how I could increase my efficiency? Did I mash too high?
According to my gravity reading, I only got about 63-64% efficiency. My gravity should have been 1.073, but it ended up about 1.067.
Can someone give me some advice on how I could increase my efficiency? Did I mash too high?