I'm just really second-guessing myself, as per the usual any time I undertake something new.
I did a full-volume, no-sparge BIAB batch the other day, which was my first attempt at all-grain brewing.
Bought a grain mill, and used it for the first time on 8lbs 2-row (rahr), and 2lbs of toasted 2-row (from the same sack-- but toasted @ 275 degrees for 30min). I used the stock setting on the cereal killer mill -- not sure what the gap is. Crushed the grain twice.
**side note, forgot to run a sacrificial pound of grain through the mill to clean manufacturing residues/debris. Just used it to mill my grain for the batch straight off. Should be OK, no?
Anyways, I used the brewhouse efficiency calculator @ brewers friend (first google result for efficiency calculator), and it said I had 78% efficiency!!! ?
7.5gal preboil volume, using the aforementioned grain bill. 1038 Preboil gravity, taken @ room temp about 67 degrees. Called it "Thomas's Smash or Pass Pale Ale"
I didn't maintain mash temps very well, but if the efficiency calc is correct, i'm impressed!
I did a full-volume, no-sparge BIAB batch the other day, which was my first attempt at all-grain brewing.
Bought a grain mill, and used it for the first time on 8lbs 2-row (rahr), and 2lbs of toasted 2-row (from the same sack-- but toasted @ 275 degrees for 30min). I used the stock setting on the cereal killer mill -- not sure what the gap is. Crushed the grain twice.
**side note, forgot to run a sacrificial pound of grain through the mill to clean manufacturing residues/debris. Just used it to mill my grain for the batch straight off. Should be OK, no?
Anyways, I used the brewhouse efficiency calculator @ brewers friend (first google result for efficiency calculator), and it said I had 78% efficiency!!! ?
7.5gal preboil volume, using the aforementioned grain bill. 1038 Preboil gravity, taken @ room temp about 67 degrees. Called it "Thomas's Smash or Pass Pale Ale"
I didn't maintain mash temps very well, but if the efficiency calc is correct, i'm impressed!