Recent content by bordo756

OK I am trying a blonde ale this weekend so we will see what happens with that. one more question.. should i be striking with more water then my sparge water? i felt like i was doing it backwards when i used less then 3 gallons of strike water and then used almost 6 gallons to batch sparge. or...

Thanks you for responding. The recipe said it should be 75% efficiency, i am not sure what i am getting. So i should strike to get the mash to 150 degrees, and then batch sparge with hotter water to get it up to 170 degrees? i was thinking about letting the sparge water sit for an hour...

I am new to all grain brewing and i need some help. I did not reach my original gravity that i was supposed to hit from my recipe. I was at 1.037 and the recipe stated it was supposed to be 1.049. What could be the reason for this? i was thinking that i did not crush my grain good enough. I...