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ive been brewing all grain for the last 6 months, mostly DIPAs and such with straight grain bills. Tonight I decided to try a NEIPA recipe with 2+ lb oats. To my surprise, there is soooooo much water retention in mash, and my sparge went to **** compared to my usual routine.
is this normal? Do you need to heavily compensate for water loss? Usually when I taste the spent grain, there isn’t much sugar left. This batch was rather sweet (meaning it just didn’t get the right efficiency)
I am just scratching my head here