megavites
Well-Known Member
HELP!
Made a new batch this wknd and Im still having trouble getting good efficency (62%). Up to this point I have
been compensating by adding additional grains because my eff. is only 60% to 68%.
Im using a 10gal Gott cooler with a false bottom. Ive done both fly and batch sparging, but have never gotten
any higher than 68%.
Im hitting all my temps for the prescribed times using BeerSmith. One odd occurrence this wknd was my dial
thermo read 10deg higher than two digital thermos. Even one of the digitals (Polder) went haywire and I had to
toss it in the oven to dry it out.
The only other common denominator is I have sourced my all my grains from the same HBS. Could the crush not
be good enough all this time?
My next batch Im going to source my grains from Northerbrewer and see what happens.
Any other thoughts? Really need some insight here.
Made a new batch this wknd and Im still having trouble getting good efficency (62%). Up to this point I have
been compensating by adding additional grains because my eff. is only 60% to 68%.
Im using a 10gal Gott cooler with a false bottom. Ive done both fly and batch sparging, but have never gotten
any higher than 68%.
Im hitting all my temps for the prescribed times using BeerSmith. One odd occurrence this wknd was my dial
thermo read 10deg higher than two digital thermos. Even one of the digitals (Polder) went haywire and I had to
toss it in the oven to dry it out.
The only other common denominator is I have sourced my all my grains from the same HBS. Could the crush not
be good enough all this time?
My next batch Im going to source my grains from Northerbrewer and see what happens.
Any other thoughts? Really need some insight here.