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"Lazy extract brewer."
So, I did a partial-mash with extract brew - an Oktoberfest ale - and using one of the beer-recipe calculator sites, my recipe (I'll post it all later) which calls for 2 pounds of base malts, 3/4 pounds of specialty grains, and then 3 pounds of DME late in the boil, should have had a 1.071 OG and a 1.017 FG, with Nottingham yeast, with an ABV of around 6.7% - my actual FG was 1.087, and if it gets down to even 1.020, I am looking at around 8.8% ABV!
Did I really get that good of efficiency from less than 3# of grains? By the calculator, the grains were only giving me 1.6% additional ABV, but it looks like I got almost 3.5!
I used the a BIAB bag, but not really the method - I used 1 gallon of water to mash with, for 90 minutes. Then I used an additional gallon of water to sparge with, giving the bag a light squeeze after it stopped dripping. I did have my LHBS give the grains a double-crush...
Did I really get that good of efficiency from less than 3# of grains? By the calculator, the grains were only giving me 1.6% additional ABV, but it looks like I got almost 3.5!
I used the a BIAB bag, but not really the method - I used 1 gallon of water to mash with, for 90 minutes. Then I used an additional gallon of water to sparge with, giving the bag a light squeeze after it stopped dripping. I did have my LHBS give the grains a double-crush...