Thalon
Well-Known Member
I'm sorry to have to post such a n00b-looking post, but it's already dark outside, there's only one light in the center of the garage, and I would rather not bother brewing this batch if y'all say it's not going to be worth it.
Here's the scoop: I'm brewing up Edwort's Haus Pale Ale, tweaked with the numbers BrewSmith indicated for the water volumes and temps. Grain bill:
7lb 2-row
2lb Vienna
~0.5lb Caramel 10L (estimated about 1/4 of the 2lb bag I bought)
Strike water was 11.88 qt @ 164. Mashed-in at 148 (actual measured mash temp, not strike water temp), slightly lower than my target of 150. Let sit for 75 min. Temp at end of 75 min was 140. UGGHHHH!! Added 7.6 qt at 202, reached my target of 168. Held for 10 min. Vorlauf'ed with 3 qt, sparged into brew kettle. Added approx 2 gal of 168 sparge water (didn't think I could fit all 2.5 gal at once), vorlauf'ed with another 3 qt, then drained about 3 qt into brew kettle. Added rest of 168 sparge water (see next paragraph on volume of sparge water), vorlauf'ed a third time with 3 qt, then drained all into kettle. 28qt exactly in brew kettle at the moment. Just took SG reading, only 1.016. Target was 1.045. I know my efficiency may not be all that great my first time, but that's ridiculously low efficiency. I thought I'd get better than that.
I started with 8 gal of water from an artesian well about 45 min away (and conveniently on my way home from work). I measured out 11.88 qt for strike water, and measured out 7.6 qt for 2nd infusion water, then saved the rest as sparge water. In hindsight I bet I sparged with a little too much water, so my hydro reading might be somewhat off. Maybe my wort is just diluted to 7gal and I'd be a lot closer to my target OG when I boil off the extra water. Just grabbing at straws right now.
Can someone do a quick calc for me: 7 gal @ 1.016 @ 170*F = 6 gal @ ?????? @ 170*F.
If it turns out I actually did get like 40% efficiency, would it even be worth boiling this one up and brewing it? If not, I'd rather save the (whole) hops and yeast.
Thanks in advance.
Here's the scoop: I'm brewing up Edwort's Haus Pale Ale, tweaked with the numbers BrewSmith indicated for the water volumes and temps. Grain bill:
7lb 2-row
2lb Vienna
~0.5lb Caramel 10L (estimated about 1/4 of the 2lb bag I bought)
Strike water was 11.88 qt @ 164. Mashed-in at 148 (actual measured mash temp, not strike water temp), slightly lower than my target of 150. Let sit for 75 min. Temp at end of 75 min was 140. UGGHHHH!! Added 7.6 qt at 202, reached my target of 168. Held for 10 min. Vorlauf'ed with 3 qt, sparged into brew kettle. Added approx 2 gal of 168 sparge water (didn't think I could fit all 2.5 gal at once), vorlauf'ed with another 3 qt, then drained about 3 qt into brew kettle. Added rest of 168 sparge water (see next paragraph on volume of sparge water), vorlauf'ed a third time with 3 qt, then drained all into kettle. 28qt exactly in brew kettle at the moment. Just took SG reading, only 1.016. Target was 1.045. I know my efficiency may not be all that great my first time, but that's ridiculously low efficiency. I thought I'd get better than that.
I started with 8 gal of water from an artesian well about 45 min away (and conveniently on my way home from work). I measured out 11.88 qt for strike water, and measured out 7.6 qt for 2nd infusion water, then saved the rest as sparge water. In hindsight I bet I sparged with a little too much water, so my hydro reading might be somewhat off. Maybe my wort is just diluted to 7gal and I'd be a lot closer to my target OG when I boil off the extra water. Just grabbing at straws right now.
Can someone do a quick calc for me: 7 gal @ 1.016 @ 170*F = 6 gal @ ?????? @ 170*F.
If it turns out I actually did get like 40% efficiency, would it even be worth boiling this one up and brewing it? If not, I'd rather save the (whole) hops and yeast.
Thanks in advance.