So I have been using beersmith pretty successfully for a bit and was using the 10g igloo + 7.5g brewpot and I've noticed that in my last 3-4 batches, I consistently had almost 1 gallon of extra wort post boil and cooling.
The things that have majorly changed with my setup and process since then are:
- Got my own barley crusher and crushed my own grain
- Ambient temps in Texas went from 80-90's to 40-60's
I am concerned because I am obviously not hitting my OG (nearly 20% off, tonights batch was a target 1.095 and I hit 1.077 only..)
Did my crushing my own improve my efficiency that much?
I will admit, I don't 100% feel I understand efficiencies into boiler and post boil and how to use beersmith to adapt to this, so if anyone has some pointers, I would really appreciate it.
The things that have majorly changed with my setup and process since then are:
- Got my own barley crusher and crushed my own grain
- Ambient temps in Texas went from 80-90's to 40-60's
I am concerned because I am obviously not hitting my OG (nearly 20% off, tonights batch was a target 1.095 and I hit 1.077 only..)
Did my crushing my own improve my efficiency that much?
I will admit, I don't 100% feel I understand efficiencies into boiler and post boil and how to use beersmith to adapt to this, so if anyone has some pointers, I would really appreciate it.
