LeonardZelig
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Yesterday my buddy & I brewed our first batch of all grain. Everything seemed to be going very well until we transferred the wort into the carboy and ended up with about 3.5 gallons, well shy of our goal of 5 gallons.
When we started cooking the wort we had between 5.5-6 gallons. Is this a normal amount of volume loss?
Our brew kettle is fairly large, 15 gallons, so the wort was not very deep inside of it. Would that have caused more water to burn off?
Did we have had the burner up too high?
These are the possible reasons we have come up with. Anybody have any ideas? Any advice or suggestions are appreciated.
When we started cooking the wort we had between 5.5-6 gallons. Is this a normal amount of volume loss?
Our brew kettle is fairly large, 15 gallons, so the wort was not very deep inside of it. Would that have caused more water to burn off?
Did we have had the burner up too high?
These are the possible reasons we have come up with. Anybody have any ideas? Any advice or suggestions are appreciated.