intended to do a head to head comparison between s-05 and 1056, so i brewed two PM worts with the same grain bill and DME's, the first came out extactly where i expected at 1050, the second somehow is measuring at 1060. So what gives, i realize that many things could have potentially been different between the two mashes, but since i strived to maintain the same temps and other mash conditions constant, what could possibly explain such wildly discrpant strengths?
I mashed 4 lbs. of grain for both recipes
Possibilities but none seem sufficient: mash temp diff's (seems minimally likely)
mash thickness (could only have been a few cups different in terms of water volume)
same water
same sparge technique and volume
So the only thing that i can think of is that somehow an extra pound of DME got into my batch without me knowing it, which seems unlikely!
and yes the temps of both wort samples taken for gravity readings were at 60 deg. (and even if they were 20 deg. different that couldn't explain a 10 point swing anyhow)
So i leave it to the experts to conjecture this one, thanks!
I mashed 4 lbs. of grain for both recipes
Possibilities but none seem sufficient: mash temp diff's (seems minimally likely)
mash thickness (could only have been a few cups different in terms of water volume)
same water
same sparge technique and volume
So the only thing that i can think of is that somehow an extra pound of DME got into my batch without me knowing it, which seems unlikely!
and yes the temps of both wort samples taken for gravity readings were at 60 deg. (and even if they were 20 deg. different that couldn't explain a 10 point swing anyhow)
So i leave it to the experts to conjecture this one, thanks!