bigchristheman
Active Member
I have bad efficiency and have lived with that for a while (65%) and tried a couple things this time to try and fix it.
1- Followed Bobby M's double batch sparge very closely. I hit all my temperatures and used two thermometers to make sure. I used the water/grist ratio he suggests he uses as well.
2- I crush my grain at LHBS but I ran it through twice this time. I planned on getting a mill next, but I was hoping this brew would confirm that it would be a big upgrade.
I still ended up with 65%. I am curious if my equipment is the culprit here. I currently mash in a 7.5 gal kettle. There is one gallon of dead space and .25 gallons above that to reach the false bottom. I have been just adding the 1.25 gallons to my water/grist ratio to make sure the grain gets all the water attention it needs.
My question is being that I'm only doing 5 gallon batches and this last beer had a total of 13.5lbs of grain, will the 1.25 gallons kill batch sparge efficiency?
1- Followed Bobby M's double batch sparge very closely. I hit all my temperatures and used two thermometers to make sure. I used the water/grist ratio he suggests he uses as well.
2- I crush my grain at LHBS but I ran it through twice this time. I planned on getting a mill next, but I was hoping this brew would confirm that it would be a big upgrade.
I still ended up with 65%. I am curious if my equipment is the culprit here. I currently mash in a 7.5 gal kettle. There is one gallon of dead space and .25 gallons above that to reach the false bottom. I have been just adding the 1.25 gallons to my water/grist ratio to make sure the grain gets all the water attention it needs.
My question is being that I'm only doing 5 gallon batches and this last beer had a total of 13.5lbs of grain, will the 1.25 gallons kill batch sparge efficiency?