10 gallon rectangular cooler with braid almost the length of the cooler.
13.5lb grain bill. LHBS crush set @ .041". OG into fermenter at 70% should have been 1.062. Bottled spring water, no adjustments.
Mashed with 5 gallons of 163 degree water. Stirred like crazy. Temp stabilized at 153 after about 5 minutes. Rested for another 50 minutes (1 hour total), stirring once at the 1/2 way point. Vorlaufed and drained 2 2/3 gallons of first runnings.
Sparged with 4 gallons of 190 degree water, stirred like crazy. Grain bed got up to 168ish. Let grain bed settle for a few minutes, vorlaufed and drained 4 gallons of second runnings.
After a 60 minute boil I had 5.5 gallons @ 1.052. 58% eff?
What am I doing wrong?
13.5lb grain bill. LHBS crush set @ .041". OG into fermenter at 70% should have been 1.062. Bottled spring water, no adjustments.
Mashed with 5 gallons of 163 degree water. Stirred like crazy. Temp stabilized at 153 after about 5 minutes. Rested for another 50 minutes (1 hour total), stirring once at the 1/2 way point. Vorlaufed and drained 2 2/3 gallons of first runnings.
Sparged with 4 gallons of 190 degree water, stirred like crazy. Grain bed got up to 168ish. Let grain bed settle for a few minutes, vorlaufed and drained 4 gallons of second runnings.
After a 60 minute boil I had 5.5 gallons @ 1.052. 58% eff?
What am I doing wrong?