sejasba
Well-Known Member
I just completed my first all grain today, I'm pumped! I'm not sure I could have asked for it to go better than it did... I'm not sure why i was so intimidated by this.
I nailed my temps and ended up with about a gallon or so leftover wort, so I apparently compensated a bit much thinking I'd lose more during the boil (I have a wide pot).
The only odd thing was I overshot my target OG of 1.049 and I measured about 1.055. I'm still new to all grain, but I was brewing a NB Chocolate Milk Stout recipe and had to substitute some grains that my LHBS did not have. Could that have anything to do with it? I still haven't dove into figuring out my mash efficiency yet, but I did just plug everything into a calculator at brewersfriend and got this:
Gravity at 100% Efficiency: 1.065 - max
Gravity at 75% Efficiency: 1.050
* Efficiency: 83.57%
Points / Pound / Gallon (ppg): 30.7
I'm not sure my efficiency could really be that high.
I nailed my temps and ended up with about a gallon or so leftover wort, so I apparently compensated a bit much thinking I'd lose more during the boil (I have a wide pot).
The only odd thing was I overshot my target OG of 1.049 and I measured about 1.055. I'm still new to all grain, but I was brewing a NB Chocolate Milk Stout recipe and had to substitute some grains that my LHBS did not have. Could that have anything to do with it? I still haven't dove into figuring out my mash efficiency yet, but I did just plug everything into a calculator at brewersfriend and got this:
Gravity at 100% Efficiency: 1.065 - max
Gravity at 75% Efficiency: 1.050
* Efficiency: 83.57%
Points / Pound / Gallon (ppg): 30.7
I'm not sure my efficiency could really be that high.