Recent content by Jakeclifford

Interesting read. I think I might investigate the PH on the side, but focus on the crush. I also think that next time I batch sparge, I'll combine into one batch or decrease the initial ratio.

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I'm batch sparging, so not too slow. I bet its taking me 20 min to do two batches.

I add the grain to the water then stir pretty good with a paddle. I think i might have to ask them to run it though twice. I saw a few grains that look like they hadn't been crushed at all.

I am using a refractometer, so getting the temp down wasn't an issue. I buy the grains milled from a local homebrew store and store them at room temp (78). from milled to brewday it was 2 days.

Yea, i checked all that. I had this issue two batches ago (50%), but the last one was near 75%. I thought I had all the kinks sorted out. I'm using tap water, can water chemistry play that big a difference? I have no idea what my PH level is...

I am hoping to get help on my efficiency problems. This last batch I got about 40%, and missed my target by a good bit. I am using a 10 gallon beverage cooler with a bazooka tube. This last 5 gallon batch had 16lbs 6 oz of grain as follows: 11 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US 5 lbs Munich Malt 1...