Sager Brewing Co.
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It sure was a lot of fun, but nerve racking. I was constantly worried about the mash holding temp. I refrained from opening it up every 5 minutes to check the temp, I only opened it once after 30 min. I made a cooler mash tun, but I noticed the top is hollow, so I put a quilt on it to help hold in the heat, It did real good, it never dropped below 150. But when I sparged I didn't hit 170, I used a web calculator for the temp but it was not high enough. I am guessing that effected my efficiency. I think my next purchase is going to be a bigger boil pot, mine is only 7.5 and it was hard to get a good boil going, and I need a hot water tank. I had to use two smaller pots for hot water, what a pain.
My pre boil SG was 1.042, and my post boil was 1.046, If I figured correctly, I think my efficiency was about 61%. Which is better then I thought I would get. Thankfully it stayed within style guidelines although just barely. It smelled great going into the carboy, I cannot wait till it is ready.
My pre boil SG was 1.042, and my post boil was 1.046, If I figured correctly, I think my efficiency was about 61%. Which is better then I thought I would get. Thankfully it stayed within style guidelines although just barely. It smelled great going into the carboy, I cannot wait till it is ready.