michur
Well-Known Member
First things first. THANKS to all of you on HBT. Your wisdom helped make today a great day for my first AG.
The kit was NB Caribou Slobber. OG 1.052
The grain bill:
9 lbs 2-row pale
.75 lbs Briess Caramel 60L
.5 lbs Briess Carmel 80L
.25 lbs Fawcett Pale Chocolate
.125 lbs Simpsons Black Malt
Used 4 gallons of strike water for the mash in. 153 degrees for 60 min. Sparge water 170 degrees.
Very happy with everything. Hit all my temps spot on. A few things I didn't keep track of:
1) how much sparge water was used (I think 4 gallons),
2) how long it took me to sparge (probably about 20 min), and
3) SG pre-boil.
When I took the OG reading post-boil it was 1.062. What happend? Efficiency too high?
1. How can I determine the efficiency since I didn't take a pre-boil reading?
2. Any advice on what I should have done differently?
Thanks in advance!!

The kit was NB Caribou Slobber. OG 1.052
The grain bill:
9 lbs 2-row pale
.75 lbs Briess Caramel 60L
.5 lbs Briess Carmel 80L
.25 lbs Fawcett Pale Chocolate
.125 lbs Simpsons Black Malt
Used 4 gallons of strike water for the mash in. 153 degrees for 60 min. Sparge water 170 degrees.
Very happy with everything. Hit all my temps spot on. A few things I didn't keep track of:
1) how much sparge water was used (I think 4 gallons),
2) how long it took me to sparge (probably about 20 min), and
3) SG pre-boil.
When I took the OG reading post-boil it was 1.062. What happend? Efficiency too high?
1. How can I determine the efficiency since I didn't take a pre-boil reading?
2. Any advice on what I should have done differently?
Thanks in advance!!