so this is my first all grain single malt single hop recipe, i brewed it last thursday and ran into a few problems. the main one being that all of the hop matter clogged the inlet filter to my pump so i had to use a racking cane to get it into my carboy. the second is that my efficiency seems to be fairly low, but has been higher than my previous batches... anyone have any ideas on boosting this number?
grain bill:
13.5# briess pale ale malt
hops: czech saaz 3.3%
1 oz first wort
1.5 at 60min
.5 30
.5 20
.5 10
.5 5
.5 1
yeast: 1 packet of us-05 re-hydrated and used an active fermenting starter using palmer's method.
after pitching i used a brew belt on a timer for about 3 hours. the average temp out in my brewspace hangs around 60 but does not fall below due to infloor heating and an electric heater.
after my pump clogged i collected an estimated 4 gallons of 1.050 wort and pitched, fermentation seems to be going strong.
I'm just curious of any thoughts that anyone might have, I had a few pounds of base malt laying around and really like saaz so I thought it would be worth a shot...
any thoughts are much appreciated,
bryan
grain bill:
13.5# briess pale ale malt
hops: czech saaz 3.3%
1 oz first wort
1.5 at 60min
.5 30
.5 20
.5 10
.5 5
.5 1
yeast: 1 packet of us-05 re-hydrated and used an active fermenting starter using palmer's method.
after pitching i used a brew belt on a timer for about 3 hours. the average temp out in my brewspace hangs around 60 but does not fall below due to infloor heating and an electric heater.
after my pump clogged i collected an estimated 4 gallons of 1.050 wort and pitched, fermentation seems to be going strong.
I'm just curious of any thoughts that anyone might have, I had a few pounds of base malt laying around and really like saaz so I thought it would be worth a shot...
any thoughts are much appreciated,
bryan