Gbabcock17
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Just did my first brew day on my new clawhammer system. Really easy to use and I loved having the electric controller so I could set and forget at times throughout the mash and boil. I have been doing 1 gallon BIAB batches on a stove top for a year and never really bothered to calculate my efficiency because it was more just for fun. However I am wanting to take my brewing more seriously now that I have the 5 gallon set up. I calculated my efficiency to be only around 40% : / Anyone who brews on the clawhammer around 70+% efficiency that could offer some tips? Here's what I did:
-Double crushed grains on my grinders lowest setting
-Mash in at 130 for 20 minute protein rest
-Sacch rest at 152 for an hour
-Ramp to 170 and set there for 5 minutes till mash out
-Let grains drain over kettle for 15 minutes while I raised to a boil
-Rinsed grains with 1.5gallons of 180 degree water to get preboil volume up to 6.5
-Ramp the pump the entire duration of the mash
-Stirred grain bed every 15 minutes to prevent cakes from forming
-Double crushed grains on my grinders lowest setting
-Mash in at 130 for 20 minute protein rest
-Sacch rest at 152 for an hour
-Ramp to 170 and set there for 5 minutes till mash out
-Let grains drain over kettle for 15 minutes while I raised to a boil
-Rinsed grains with 1.5gallons of 180 degree water to get preboil volume up to 6.5
-Ramp the pump the entire duration of the mash
-Stirred grain bed every 15 minutes to prevent cakes from forming