Hello everybody!
Just got done brewing a saison. Used the following:
4# Pilsen DME
3# Vienna
8oz White Wheat Malt
2oz Caramunich I
Calc OG: 1.054 from 2 different recipe calculators
For my partial mash, I have to use my oven and fudge the temperatures a little bit.
I started with 1.5 qts/lb @133 for 30 minutes. Over the course of 30 min it rose to 140. Then I added another 1.5 quarts of boiling water to get it up to about 150 for 60 min. It stayed close to 150 for the first 25 min, then I changed the oven temp and it slowly rose to about 158 by the end of 60 min.
Anyway, boiled, cooled, topped off, aerated, then I took a gravity sample at 76 degrees. I measured 1.060 with my hydrometer. With temperature correction that would be 1.063 OG. That means I got >90% efficiency. Is this right??? What could this mean for the finished beer?
I want it to finish dry, and I'm hoping this will help it get there.
Just got done brewing a saison. Used the following:
4# Pilsen DME
3# Vienna
8oz White Wheat Malt
2oz Caramunich I
Calc OG: 1.054 from 2 different recipe calculators
For my partial mash, I have to use my oven and fudge the temperatures a little bit.
I started with 1.5 qts/lb @133 for 30 minutes. Over the course of 30 min it rose to 140. Then I added another 1.5 quarts of boiling water to get it up to about 150 for 60 min. It stayed close to 150 for the first 25 min, then I changed the oven temp and it slowly rose to about 158 by the end of 60 min.
Anyway, boiled, cooled, topped off, aerated, then I took a gravity sample at 76 degrees. I measured 1.060 with my hydrometer. With temperature correction that would be 1.063 OG. That means I got >90% efficiency. Is this right??? What could this mean for the finished beer?
I want it to finish dry, and I'm hoping this will help it get there.