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So I really over shot my water on this brew which is weird because I had the same weight in grain as my last few brews with the same amount of water.
My last brew was about 11 gallons after the boil
24lb Grain, 17.25 gal, 90 min boil
This brew was about 12 and left me with lower gravity which is fine since its still 1.056.
I noticed that beersnith has a boil off rate of 2.3 gal per hour which seems high and makes sense why I ended up with a gallon too much wort. But that doesn't explain why my last brew was ok.
The only real difference is that this time I incorporate a pump and recirculated the mash for the first time but would that cause less grain absorption? Maybe I had a faster rolling boil last time month? I did slow the boil down a bit this time but it was always boiling and would be surprised if it made a gallon difference.
David
My last brew was about 11 gallons after the boil
24lb Grain, 17.25 gal, 90 min boil
This brew was about 12 and left me with lower gravity which is fine since its still 1.056.
I noticed that beersnith has a boil off rate of 2.3 gal per hour which seems high and makes sense why I ended up with a gallon too much wort. But that doesn't explain why my last brew was ok.
The only real difference is that this time I incorporate a pump and recirculated the mash for the first time but would that cause less grain absorption? Maybe I had a faster rolling boil last time month? I did slow the boil down a bit this time but it was always boiling and would be surprised if it made a gallon difference.
David