jlatenight
Well-Known Member
Looking for some good tips from the pros. I've done a few all grain batches so far and I'm wondering what some suggestions are to help increase my mash efficiency. My pre-boil gravity is consistently lower than what Beersmith says it should be. I think I'm getting like 64% efficiency or something around there. I'm thinking the issue is with my sparge. After the hour mash rest, I vorlauf a bunch of times, then drain the mash tun. I then simply drain the remaining amount of mash water (at mash-out temp) into the mash tun via hose kinda stuck into the mash. When that's done draining I mix again with my mash paddle, vorlauf and drain again. Would I get better efficiency if I didn't stir a second time? Maybe I should figure out a way to "diffuse" the water over the mash more (like fly-sparging) so I'm rinsing the grain bed from top to bottom? What do you guys think?