BluePants
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I had some fellow brewers over and we cranked out 9 gallons of Pale Ale. Everything seems to have gone smoothly. As this was my first batch, I underestimated the efficiency (assumed 68%). I was trying to brew 8 gallons at 1.052 and ended up with 9 at 1.050. I think I underestimated how crazy my boil off rate was, but I'll be able to estimate everything better next time.
I think I calculated efficiency correctly, I used the volume post chill before seperating from the trub (9.75) and ended up with a 77% efficiency. This might be an overestimate though, because I would think you would want to take into account the volume of the trub and hop debris. that would put me more in the 73% range. Any guidance on this?
I also had some problems with whirlpooling, couldnt get the debris to seperate and my first carboy had a lot of nasty stuff in it. I let it settle overnight and then siphoned off the beer and some yeast. It was going fine, and still is.
I think I calculated efficiency correctly, I used the volume post chill before seperating from the trub (9.75) and ended up with a 77% efficiency. This might be an overestimate though, because I would think you would want to take into account the volume of the trub and hop debris. that would put me more in the 73% range. Any guidance on this?
I also had some problems with whirlpooling, couldnt get the debris to seperate and my first carboy had a lot of nasty stuff in it. I let it settle overnight and then siphoned off the beer and some yeast. It was going fine, and still is.
