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Cant find the 4.4 Dandy like in the stats...

Wow guys I appreciate your input so much!!! I now know what I have to change next time :D. I bought enough grain to brew it twice so I'll let you know if I hit the right gravity and the right batch size next time. And I will also be able to tell the difference between first batch with corn sugar...

So, next time I will add more base malt (2lbs), and tight my grain mill a lil more. Any idea of what I could change with my mash technique to have a greater efficiency? I use a 8 Gal cooler and added 4 Gal for 8.3 lbs grain bill. The mash was 150F trough all the mash, and 153 at the beginning.

Thank, that makes sense. If I understand well, starting with a larger pre-boil volume would not have cause a lower OG? That would mean that sugar also evaporates during the boil? I tough that no matter how much pre-boil water I had my wort would just be more concentrated?

Hi guys this was my 4th all grain brew and the 3rd time this happend. I mashed the right amount of grain, mashed it at 150F to 153F, I cleaned the mash with 2.5 Gal of 160F water, I boiled for 60 mins and I ended up with a batch size of 4 Gal instead of 5 Gal and BUT a gravity of 1.053 like the...

I'm planning on Brewing this recipe in a couple weeks, it's my first all grain beer but, I took the time to educate myself about all grain brewing. I know you will all think I aim high for a first all grain beer but, there is no point to aim lower than the best beer out there. I never had a...