I just finished my first all grain. It was a Brains Welsch ale close. Grain bill as follows.
3.4kg 2 row
.300 kg crystal 60
.113 kg cane sugar
.057 kg Corn Syrup
18.9L batch size
Used11L for mash
14L for sparge
At 18.9L I am sitting at an OG of 1.059 which Brewers friend is showing an efficiency of 87%. This can't be right can it. I expected 70% so had that in the recipe and it showed an OG of 1.045. My PH in my mash was 5.5 with no adjustments. My mash started at 149F and ended at 140. Was brewing outside and it's cold today so suspect this is why it dropped so much. But 87% I must be calculating something wrong?
Also it seems a little bitter. Will that mellow out with fermentation?
30g fuggles 60 min
15g fuggles 15 min
15g fuggles 2 min
AA=3.8
3.4kg 2 row
.300 kg crystal 60
.113 kg cane sugar
.057 kg Corn Syrup
18.9L batch size
Used11L for mash
14L for sparge
At 18.9L I am sitting at an OG of 1.059 which Brewers friend is showing an efficiency of 87%. This can't be right can it. I expected 70% so had that in the recipe and it showed an OG of 1.045. My PH in my mash was 5.5 with no adjustments. My mash started at 149F and ended at 140. Was brewing outside and it's cold today so suspect this is why it dropped so much. But 87% I must be calculating something wrong?
Also it seems a little bitter. Will that mellow out with fermentation?
30g fuggles 60 min
15g fuggles 15 min
15g fuggles 2 min
AA=3.8