GLoBaLReBeL
Well-Known Member
Here is my info . .
10 Gal Rubbermaid w/ 9" long and 1" wide SS heater hose with nothing inside.
1st time doing all grain so didn't take readings at every point that i should have . . . might have actually saved me from this . .
Grain bill 10.25 lbs
1.25 qt/lb
Mashed in at 155F with 3.2 gallons of water for 60 minutes. Stirred only once in the beginning to make sure there were no dough-balls.
Before Vorlauf(sp?) the temp was 152. I Vorlaufed 1.2 gallons and then threw that back on top of the grainbed via tinfoil on top.
I then added 6.2 gallons of 180F water (which made my brand new igloo cooler make some weird crackling noises, but no cracks where found in the inside after everything was said and done.) and mixed VERY WELL.
Let this sit for 10 minutes while the first runnings where being heated.
I then vorluafed this as well for about 1 gallon and then turned the spiggot on to full blast and added gallon back to top of MLT.
I then brewed for 30 minutes per AHS's directions. (This was new to me! I actually used 1 hour boil in the sparge calculations, and am thinking this was also a VERY big contributor to the low OG)
After the beer was cooled down, I let it sit for about 2 hours since my water could only get it to around 90, I pitched at around 75F with a 800ml starter.
Here's my problem, and I really think it is because of the boil times . . . but I measured my OG before pitching . . . 1.031!!! My gravity was supposed to be around 1.048!!! So, either my efficiency is EXTREMLY BAD, or I just didn't boil off the correct amount of water so bring my gravity up. I have already pitched, but is there some way to at least raise this somewhat when I get home? I really would like to have a SOMEWHAT alchoholic beer. HAHA
Also, anyone have any suggestions for me? When to take readings and so forth, so my next batch will be better? Or so that I can report back with my numbers and you all can tell me where things need to be improved?
10 Gal Rubbermaid w/ 9" long and 1" wide SS heater hose with nothing inside.
1st time doing all grain so didn't take readings at every point that i should have . . . might have actually saved me from this . .
Grain bill 10.25 lbs
1.25 qt/lb
Mashed in at 155F with 3.2 gallons of water for 60 minutes. Stirred only once in the beginning to make sure there were no dough-balls.
Before Vorlauf(sp?) the temp was 152. I Vorlaufed 1.2 gallons and then threw that back on top of the grainbed via tinfoil on top.
I then added 6.2 gallons of 180F water (which made my brand new igloo cooler make some weird crackling noises, but no cracks where found in the inside after everything was said and done.) and mixed VERY WELL.
Let this sit for 10 minutes while the first runnings where being heated.
I then vorluafed this as well for about 1 gallon and then turned the spiggot on to full blast and added gallon back to top of MLT.
I then brewed for 30 minutes per AHS's directions. (This was new to me! I actually used 1 hour boil in the sparge calculations, and am thinking this was also a VERY big contributor to the low OG)
After the beer was cooled down, I let it sit for about 2 hours since my water could only get it to around 90, I pitched at around 75F with a 800ml starter.
Here's my problem, and I really think it is because of the boil times . . . but I measured my OG before pitching . . . 1.031!!! My gravity was supposed to be around 1.048!!! So, either my efficiency is EXTREMLY BAD, or I just didn't boil off the correct amount of water so bring my gravity up. I have already pitched, but is there some way to at least raise this somewhat when I get home? I really would like to have a SOMEWHAT alchoholic beer. HAHA
Also, anyone have any suggestions for me? When to take readings and so forth, so my next batch will be better? Or so that I can report back with my numbers and you all can tell me where things need to be improved?