brentt03
Well-Known Member
So I finished my second all grain batch today. It was a recipe that I made, and it turned out pretty good aside from a boil off issue:
Beersmith recommended 4.33 gallons for the boil (for a 3.5gal batch). After sparging I ended up with right around 4 gallons, so this is what I had for the boil. After boiling, and cooling and adding to the fermenting bucket, I ended up with 2 gallons!!!! That means I lost 2 whole gallons due to the boil off/hop bag absorption, and just a bit from a small/quick boilover. This just seems crazy poor, and I am not sure how to combat this? The boil isn't screaming rolling, it has a nice rolling boil to it, so it seems as though the burner is set ok....any tips to battle this???
Since I ended up with such a little amount, once it was cooled to fermenting temp, I added about a gallon, which put me around just over 3 gallons.
Estimated OG was 1.064, the actual OG was 1.060
She's sittin' in the fermenter now, so hoping I can correct these issues before the next try.
Beersmith recommended 4.33 gallons for the boil (for a 3.5gal batch). After sparging I ended up with right around 4 gallons, so this is what I had for the boil. After boiling, and cooling and adding to the fermenting bucket, I ended up with 2 gallons!!!! That means I lost 2 whole gallons due to the boil off/hop bag absorption, and just a bit from a small/quick boilover. This just seems crazy poor, and I am not sure how to combat this? The boil isn't screaming rolling, it has a nice rolling boil to it, so it seems as though the burner is set ok....any tips to battle this???
Since I ended up with such a little amount, once it was cooled to fermenting temp, I added about a gallon, which put me around just over 3 gallons.
Estimated OG was 1.064, the actual OG was 1.060
She's sittin' in the fermenter now, so hoping I can correct these issues before the next try.