I have tried to study countless hours on here while switching from extract to all grain. I apoligize if I am beating a dead horse but I can't seem to figure out what I am missing. The best I have been able to pick up is about 56%. Today was my far by worst. I ground my own grain so I know that wasn't the problem. Could I grind twice?
12 lbs. 2 row rahr.
1.5 lb. specialty grains.
1 Tbls. 5.2 mash
4 gallons mash water into my cooler at about 165. Settled in about 154-155.
Held 154 for 60 minutes and hardly no conversion so went to 90 minutes. Did a no sparge and added 4.5 more gallons that brang the temp to 170. Cycled 4 gallons before I started to drain to my kettle. Ended up with 7 gallons at 1.024.
Still need to boil down to 5 gallons, but that will still only put me in the .040 range if that won't it?
I think I'm getting worse with the 5.2 mash. Other weird thing is I had .5 lbs. of chocolate and my mash before sparge still looked like miller light. Is that grind, water chemistry, or am I missing something? I am pissed in a good way. I am hooked. Thanks for any help you could lend.
12 lbs. 2 row rahr.
1.5 lb. specialty grains.
1 Tbls. 5.2 mash
4 gallons mash water into my cooler at about 165. Settled in about 154-155.
Held 154 for 60 minutes and hardly no conversion so went to 90 minutes. Did a no sparge and added 4.5 more gallons that brang the temp to 170. Cycled 4 gallons before I started to drain to my kettle. Ended up with 7 gallons at 1.024.
Still need to boil down to 5 gallons, but that will still only put me in the .040 range if that won't it?
I think I'm getting worse with the 5.2 mash. Other weird thing is I had .5 lbs. of chocolate and my mash before sparge still looked like miller light. Is that grind, water chemistry, or am I missing something? I am pissed in a good way. I am hooked. Thanks for any help you could lend.