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Thanks everyone! I just ordered a kit from Austin homebrew, so we'll see if there is a noticeable difference in my efficiency.

Ok, so maybe my processes aren't too far off. I appreciate all the help (and quickness of the responses)! I'll try an online kit for my next batch, just to compare the efficiency I get from grains crushed from a different store. Thanks again!

1. I will definitely double check the thermometer. I am betting that it is 'ok', because it is one of the nicer $10 ones from the LHBS, but it is always worth checking. Also, I have been checking to ensure conversion of the starches has taken place with iodophor, and they appear completely...

Oh I didn't realize that. I am batch sparging. I was thinking the crush could also be the culprit. You would think, however, that other people at my LHBS would be having this same issue. Maybe I should order a kit online, just to see if there would be a difference in efficiency from the crush.

Hey folks! I have been lurking here for about a year now, and I finally have a question that I cannot find answered already. I have a few all-grain batches under my belt, using a 7.5 gallon SS pot and converted 10 gallon igloo cooler MLT. With the two all grain batches I have done, I have gotten...