movet22
Well-Known Member
Hey guys. I have been brewing AG for about 6 batches now. My last two were complete train wrecks for different reasons.
First a bit of background- I noticed that I was only yielding ~3.5 gallons when my recipe called for 5 gal. In the latter of my 2 recent screw ups I tried to scale a 5 gal recipe up to 6 gal to try and fix the volume issue HOWEVER the beer was terrible. Something went wrong and the beer came out WAY too sweet.
With all of that said, I guess that my main goal should be increasing my efficiency. I batch sparge with a bayou burner and a bazooka screen in my rubbermaid MLT. Would upgrading to one of the less expensive sparge arms and a better mash screen increase my efficiency enough to continue aiming for 5 gal batches?
Any help you guys can offer would be great, let me know what else you need to know on my end. After 2 bad brews, I am dying to get back to some quality beer.
Thanks!
JDV
First a bit of background- I noticed that I was only yielding ~3.5 gallons when my recipe called for 5 gal. In the latter of my 2 recent screw ups I tried to scale a 5 gal recipe up to 6 gal to try and fix the volume issue HOWEVER the beer was terrible. Something went wrong and the beer came out WAY too sweet.
With all of that said, I guess that my main goal should be increasing my efficiency. I batch sparge with a bayou burner and a bazooka screen in my rubbermaid MLT. Would upgrading to one of the less expensive sparge arms and a better mash screen increase my efficiency enough to continue aiming for 5 gal batches?
Any help you guys can offer would be great, let me know what else you need to know on my end. After 2 bad brews, I am dying to get back to some quality beer.
Thanks!
JDV