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Thanks for the replies. Got 64% mash efficiency yesterday. I may crush finer next time, but we did have a little bit of a stuck sparge with our steel braid. At this point, I am starting to care a little bit less about the efficiency. As long as I'm consistent, I can live with having to toss...

OK, did a brew with the LHBS crushed grain a couple weeks ago and again landed right around 60%. Prepping for a batch this weekend, set up my mill last night and I got the following. Fine enough? Too fine?

Great tips, guys. I think I have a lot of new things to try on my next brew day. Regarding this, I don't know what I can do differently. I basically drained the tun until it was trickling, then tilted it up to drain some more. I also think the pictures may be deceiving. I dug out the...

Ah, ok, that would make sense, regarding the credit card gap. Should I just tighten a quarter turn, check if I see any uncrushed grains, and repeat until there are none?

Thanks for the replies, guys. The grain bill was: 10lb 11oz 2 row 0.5lb Dextrine 0.5lb Crystal 40 As for the braid poking up, I suppose that was due to it being moved around while doughing in or stirring the sparge. It doesn't fit straight backward but usually sits on the bottom just...

Great idea. I actually bought a sack of 2-row for this batch so if I get the time this week, I will set up the mill and grab some grain from the bucket.

I should edit that to note that is the CONVERSION efficiency (according to the Braukaiser spreadsheet I've seen linked on the pinned threads about efficiency), not the mash efficiency. Mash efficiency was 54%. First batch tasted great, so no complaints. Just hoping to cut down on amount of...

I'm new to homebrewing (last fall), new to all-grain brewing (last month), and new to this forum (today) and I've got some issues with my mash efficiency. Seems like this is a pretty common problem so I apologize for starting a new thread. I assure you that I read all the pinned threads and...

Thanks for the reply. For my mash tun, I use a 10 gal orange cooler and I put a few blankets on the lid while it's closed. I may have exaggerated and maybe lost 0.5F or so, but its hard to tell with the scale on this thermometer that I use...

(moved to new thread as recommended in reply)