bornandraisedlv
Well-Known Member
I am on my third batch now running my new eHerms set up and I’m having some efficiency issues that google searching is not helping me figure out.
I will use my most current brew as a baseline.
9lb 12oz Belgian 2 row Pilsner
2lb 4oz Munich Light Malt
Mashed in with 3.5 gals of water at 163° to hit my mash temp of 150°.
Recirced through my eherms for 75 mins. Pulled first runnings. Fly sparged with 168° water for about 65 mins until I had 7.5 gallons of wort.
Starting gravity was 1.040 and the target was 1.048, according to BeerSmith. That’s an 8 point difference, so not a small miss.
The only things I can think of is that my grain is not milled correctly. I’ve been purchasing and milling at the local NB shop and the crush looks fine to me.
Only other thing I can think is I have a profile setting wrong in BeerSmith and my water volume is off or??
I’m thinking I should have just stuck to the 1.25 qts of water per pound of grain which would have been another half gallon of water plus a tad.
Can being short 1/2 gallon of water effect efficiency that much? Plus there is about 1/2 a gallon of volume in my 50’ herms coil. So maybe actually closer to a gallon short?
It’s a noob question I know by my google skills are lacking today....
I will use my most current brew as a baseline.
9lb 12oz Belgian 2 row Pilsner
2lb 4oz Munich Light Malt
Mashed in with 3.5 gals of water at 163° to hit my mash temp of 150°.
Recirced through my eherms for 75 mins. Pulled first runnings. Fly sparged with 168° water for about 65 mins until I had 7.5 gallons of wort.
Starting gravity was 1.040 and the target was 1.048, according to BeerSmith. That’s an 8 point difference, so not a small miss.
The only things I can think of is that my grain is not milled correctly. I’ve been purchasing and milling at the local NB shop and the crush looks fine to me.
Only other thing I can think is I have a profile setting wrong in BeerSmith and my water volume is off or??
I’m thinking I should have just stuck to the 1.25 qts of water per pound of grain which would have been another half gallon of water plus a tad.
Can being short 1/2 gallon of water effect efficiency that much? Plus there is about 1/2 a gallon of volume in my 50’ herms coil. So maybe actually closer to a gallon short?
It’s a noob question I know by my google skills are lacking today....