So I just put my second all grain in the fermentor.
I calculated the recipe on beertools, and based on my prior experience (got a stuck mash tun) i set my efficiency at 72%
I was trying to make an IPA with an OG around 1.072
Heres my grain bill:
6 lbs. Maris Otter Pale
6 lbs. 2-Row Briees Brewers
.5 lbs. Acidulated Malt
.5 lbs. Weyermann Carapils®/Carafoam®
.75 lbs. Crystal Malt 10°L
and I added 1.35 lbs. Orange Blossom Honey
6 gallon batch
According to the calculator my OG with a 72% would be 1.072
However...I used a brand new hydrometer, calibrated it in 60 degree water, and my OG was 1.088
According to beertools my efficiency was about 89%. I feel like this is impossible, since my ten gallon rubbermaid mash tun shouldn't be above 75%.
I mashed for 60 minutes at 149, then sparged for 20 at 168, then sparged for 20 at 170.
How could my efficiency be so high? I really didn't want to make a big beer...
I calculated the recipe on beertools, and based on my prior experience (got a stuck mash tun) i set my efficiency at 72%
I was trying to make an IPA with an OG around 1.072
Heres my grain bill:
6 lbs. Maris Otter Pale
6 lbs. 2-Row Briees Brewers
.5 lbs. Acidulated Malt
.5 lbs. Weyermann Carapils®/Carafoam®
.75 lbs. Crystal Malt 10°L
and I added 1.35 lbs. Orange Blossom Honey
6 gallon batch
According to the calculator my OG with a 72% would be 1.072
However...I used a brand new hydrometer, calibrated it in 60 degree water, and my OG was 1.088
According to beertools my efficiency was about 89%. I feel like this is impossible, since my ten gallon rubbermaid mash tun shouldn't be above 75%.
I mashed for 60 minutes at 149, then sparged for 20 at 168, then sparged for 20 at 170.
How could my efficiency be so high? I really didn't want to make a big beer...