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I have a monster mill MM3 and do not recommend. It slips more than it catches. Thinking about a downgrade to a 2 roller system from another company.

I have a MM3 and it constantly slips. I've tried everything. I take it apart and clean it. I've set the gap wider than I would want. I've contacted monstemill. I've read all the horror stories of mill failures and hacks to get them to work. Every brewday is a hassle. It ALWAYS slips until I get...

Beersmith has 78% for mash efficiency, and 80% "measured brewhouse" according to a recent batch.

I consistently get 78% using the default setting on my Barley Crusher. For smaller beers (< 1.045), I'll do full volume, but over 50 I have to take some water out and (might as well...) sparge because my brew kettle isn't big enough to hold it all. Either way, I end up with the same...

I started a cider with K sorbate and only noticed when I was putting the juice in the fermenter. I went ahead with it and it is going... but rrreeeeaaalllly slow! It's been about 2 months; the gravity is down in the 40s (from 60) and still bubbling away. I'll let it go as long as there is yeast...

Bringing back a zombie thread here, but I've been having the same issue with morebeer milled grains. If I buy/mill at the LHBS I get 80%. Order milled from MB and it is under 70%. Time to get a mill....

^ what madira_maker said. Check/calibrate your thermometer. Mash at 150F/66C and you should be good to go. Mash temp was the problem in my case. Fixed with the last two batches and they came out nice and dry.

I think I'm limited by my pot size which is 32q/8G/30L. In my experience so far, I've had much lower efficiency around 1.055 (70% vs 80+ around 1.040). With a bigger pot (10G+) I believe I could easily do 1.060+. Or I could just plan on lower efficiency and cram some more grains in there. But...

I have had great results with BIAB. It works best with the bitters I've been making that typically come in under 1.045. I have found that more grains (1.055+) means lower efficiency. I have a 32q pot and with the false bottom in there I think I am limiting the space that the grains can spread...

I am doing this now (ok, not this very *instant*) with a bitter and stout I brewed and carbonated to around 1-1.5 vols of CO2. IF (and that's a big *IF*) you get the carbonation right, the syringe will produce a fantastic glass full of beautiful cascading bubbles which settle out to a solid...

I am doing this now (ok, not this very *instant*) with a bitter and stout I brewed and carbonated to around 1-1.5 vols of CO2. IF (and that's a big *IF*) you get the carbonation right, the syringe will produce a fantastic glass full of beautiful cascading bubbles which settle out to a solid...