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Thanks for the information. My next batch i will attempt to stir a lot more.... and perhaps increase my liquor to grist ratio. I was at 1.5 qt/ gal. I can increase that to 1.8 which will give me more water in the mash. Do you think that will help with the flow problem?

Thanks. I think you solved my problem .....extraction. My Mash tun is a converted 50 litre stainless keg..... higher than it is wide. It makes sense that doubling the height of the grain bed is causing me some recirculation problems......which explains everything. Can you suggest a solution...

Thank you for your help. I use a water calculator which should account for that....but i will take a closer look at those numbers.

I have been all grain brewing 5 gallon batches for a couple of years now. I use a HERMS system in the MASH. OG and FG were never perfect.....but they were close. I recently increased to 10 gallons.....naively thinking i would just double the recipe. I have done 2 batches ( same Mash tun...