Hi all!
I brewed yesterday and my efficiency dropped from 75 % to 54 %. None of my processes changed; mashed at 153 for 60 minutes, fly sparged with 180 degree water, cooled to 68. I checked my hydrometer and it is calibrated. The grain bill was mostly wheat so should I have mashed longer? Recipe:
5 # wheat
1.5 # flaked wheat
4 # 2 row
1 # munich
Ended with 1.045 so I've got good beer and I am using pac man yeast at 62 degrees so I am expecting a low FG. I thought the 2 row would help convert the wheat but maybe I needed more? Anyone have any thoughts for the next time I try a wheat?
I brewed yesterday and my efficiency dropped from 75 % to 54 %. None of my processes changed; mashed at 153 for 60 minutes, fly sparged with 180 degree water, cooled to 68. I checked my hydrometer and it is calibrated. The grain bill was mostly wheat so should I have mashed longer? Recipe:
5 # wheat
1.5 # flaked wheat
4 # 2 row
1 # munich
Ended with 1.045 so I've got good beer and I am using pac man yeast at 62 degrees so I am expecting a low FG. I thought the 2 row would help convert the wheat but maybe I needed more? Anyone have any thoughts for the next time I try a wheat?