Double milled grains

[Steveruch]

3 gallons
4 lbs GWM pale ale malt
4 ozs victory malt
4 ozs aromatic
Mashed for 30 minutes at 154
Single milled 1.035
Double milled 1.040

 

[day_trippr]

Tighten the gap?

Cheers

 

[MicroMickey]

You can pick up a couple of gravity points by just mashing a little longer. There's more going on in the mash tun than just converting starch into sugar. A longer mash is more likely to produce a balanced wort. (ratio of maltose to dextrin)

 

[BrewnWKopperKat]

Maybe 1.035 is the right answer

eta: @Steveruch - are you previewing some content for an upcoming Zymurgy article?