BBS crush is terrible

[phug]

I took a look at a bbs chocolate maple porter kit that was gifted to me for the holidays. The crush is terrible. Whole grains everywhere. Is anyone else seeing this?

I was really disappointed and then I ran it through my corona mill.

It did teach me something though. I will have to mount mine in a bucket. Having it on a bench mount makes getting the last bit of grain out difficult

 

[CJ-3]

There are a lot of us who use Corona type mills. Check out this thread for some ideas on how to mount yours. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=90849

 

[Pantherjon]

When I did my BBS Chocolate Maple Porter this last weekend I didn't see but a couple of small whole grains..I actually thought it was ground a bit on the fine side, but it mashed well..

 

[phug]

I guess mine was just the odd one out

 

[pdog44450]

Somebody gave me one for Christmas and I thought the mash was perfectly fine, yours does sound like it was an anomoly

 

[phug]

Does anyone actually know what the exact grist is for the chocolate maple porter? I'm hoping to figure out my efficiency on it. I ended up with 5.25 litres of 1.059 wort.

 

[pdog44450]

Does anyone actually know what the exact grist is for the chocolate maple porter? I'm hoping to figure out my efficiency on it. I ended up with 5.25 litres of 1.059 wort.

I don't think they disclose the grain bill other than saying "malted barley". They do list it at 6.5%, so if your FG figures 6.5%, you probably got like 60% efficiency. That's just a guess of what they figure beginning brewers will get, I highly doubt they are expecting 70% from someone who's never brewed before. You also did get more wort than they were expecting, so if you did get the 6.5% your efficiency is even higher

 

[RM-MN]

This recipe may not be exactly the same as the one you bought but you might like it anyway. I'd probably use a bit of unsweetened cocoa in it too just to enhance the chocolate flavor, probably around 4 to 6 ounces. https://www.brewtoad.com/recipes/chocolate-maple-porter-4