teach
Well-Known Member
Anybody have much experience dealing with efficiency problems in the conversion, not the lauter?
Thanks to Kaiser's Troubleshooting Brewhouse Efficiency, I think the source of my ~65% brewhouse efficiency might actually be in my conversion, not the lauter/sparge.
My most recent brewday, I started with 10 lbs of 2-row, which I mashed with 4 gallons of water (1.6 qts/lb). I mashed for 90 minutes at 152F.
I ran off 3-1/2 gallons of first runnings, which I measured at 1.059. If I calculate correctly, this gives me a conversion efficiency of ~78%, way worse than the 95% I ideally should be getting.
Am I figuring that right? Suggestions?
I don't have a mill, so I'm at the mercy of AHS' default crush.
I did *not* mash out or add any water to the MLT, so the temperature was not raised anywhere near 170F for my first runnings. Maybe this would make a difference?
Thanks to Kaiser's Troubleshooting Brewhouse Efficiency, I think the source of my ~65% brewhouse efficiency might actually be in my conversion, not the lauter/sparge.
My most recent brewday, I started with 10 lbs of 2-row, which I mashed with 4 gallons of water (1.6 qts/lb). I mashed for 90 minutes at 152F.
I ran off 3-1/2 gallons of first runnings, which I measured at 1.059. If I calculate correctly, this gives me a conversion efficiency of ~78%, way worse than the 95% I ideally should be getting.
Am I figuring that right? Suggestions?
I don't have a mill, so I'm at the mercy of AHS' default crush.
I did *not* mash out or add any water to the MLT, so the temperature was not raised anywhere near 170F for my first runnings. Maybe this would make a difference?