deathtomacro
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Hey, guys. I've been brewing some partial mashes for the last few months. (using DeathBrewers method) With awesome results! Well, for the last couple of beers I've decided to just brew All Grain using this method. I used about the same amount of grain for both batches (9.4lbs). The first, I pulled out 70% efficiency. The second, only got about 60% and I'm pretty positive that a few pounds of my grain weren't milled fine enough, because my procedure did not very.
Using two 22 quart pots:
I've been mashing 1.25Q per LB. Strike water at 166F comes down to a comfortable 152-153F. Mashing for an hour and fifteen minutes. My sparge pot is filled with 2.5 gal of water heated to 173F. I'll stir and "tea bag" for 10-15 minutes.
Well, I'm trying to improve my efficiency without getting an all grain setup (I'm a very cheap bastard). I've been reading some forums and most guys agree on 1.5Q per LB. So, I'm going to try to give this a shot:
English IPA
5 gallon batch (topped off in the fermenter)
9lbs - Maris Otter (seems to be milled well)
1lb - Briess Crystal 60L
.5lb - Carapils
60 mins 1.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet 5.4%
30 mins 1.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet 5.4%
5 mins 2.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet 5.4%
1 min 2.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet 5.4%
dry hop 2.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet
Safale S-04 re-hydrated.
75 minute Mash - 4 gallons of strike water at 166F for a target of 152-154F
Sparge - 2 gallons at 173-175F for 10-15 minutes
75 minute boil.
You guys think that will be enough sparge water?
What method might you tweek?
Or maybe a better question: Bets on my efficiency?
Using two 22 quart pots:
I've been mashing 1.25Q per LB. Strike water at 166F comes down to a comfortable 152-153F. Mashing for an hour and fifteen minutes. My sparge pot is filled with 2.5 gal of water heated to 173F. I'll stir and "tea bag" for 10-15 minutes.
Well, I'm trying to improve my efficiency without getting an all grain setup (I'm a very cheap bastard). I've been reading some forums and most guys agree on 1.5Q per LB. So, I'm going to try to give this a shot:
English IPA
5 gallon batch (topped off in the fermenter)
9lbs - Maris Otter (seems to be milled well)
1lb - Briess Crystal 60L
.5lb - Carapils
60 mins 1.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet 5.4%
30 mins 1.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet 5.4%
5 mins 2.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet 5.4%
1 min 2.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet 5.4%
dry hop 2.0oz East Kent Goldings pellet
Safale S-04 re-hydrated.
75 minute Mash - 4 gallons of strike water at 166F for a target of 152-154F
Sparge - 2 gallons at 173-175F for 10-15 minutes
75 minute boil.
You guys think that will be enough sparge water?
What method might you tweek?
Or maybe a better question: Bets on my efficiency?