I am 10 brews in on the Anvil 10.5 and depending on my grain bill I average 70-75% mash efficiency. The main causes I’ve found for lower efficiency is recirculating to fast, not watching the ph, and grain crush. The holes on the side actually help the flow a lot unless you’re pulling to hard...
I’ve upgraded my brewing tech and its time to get rid of some stuff. This is a Spike V3 kettle with the ball valve, dial thermometer, side pickup tube, stainless biab false bottom, The Brew Bag. The kettle has a 2in tri clamp port in the back for an element. I used a 2000w element and controller...
Yea I'm thinking it should have been 4oz for body, 8 is going to be sweet. I'm going to rack it and drop some vanilla beans and cocoa nibs to try and bring down the sweetness.
http://www.austinhomebrew.com/Beer/Golden-Ales/AHS-Sunny-Oats-Ale-6D.html#.VUVvlqKCOK0
It was a 45 min steep of speciality grains plus extract.
1 3/4 lb 2 row
1/2 lb honey malt
1/2 lb golden oats
1/2 lb Carla vienne malt
8oz malto dextrin
2 lbs wheat dime
3lbs extra pale extract