thetragichero
Well-Known Member
didn't even plan on brewing it tonight, but i couldn't bear seeing a new bucket and grain just sitting there...
planned on making a maris otter/cascade SMaSH (3 gallons, stovetop boil)
6lb maris otter, 3oz cascade pellets (us-05 yeast but that doesn't really figure into my questions)
used some online calculators and was told to use 2g mash water, 4g sparge
mash in ended up being 2.5g to get the temp up to 151F
first runnings: 1g 1.077 (all hydrometer readings corrected for temperature)
had to sparge in two batches because of mash tun capacity:
1st batch: 2g 181F 10 minute rest
runnings came out at 1.034
2nd batch 1.5g 165F maybe ~5 minute rest
runnings came out at 1.017
total preboil wort was a little over 5g at 1.041
post boil a little over 3g at 1.058 (added ~0.5g boiled, cooled water to get closer to 1.049 target OG [ended up 1.051])
ran numbers through some online calculator and it said i got over 89% efficiency... can this be right?
regardless i'm excited to have another beer in the pipeline!
(also the SWMBO said i was like a scientist when she wandered into the kitchen)
anyway, thanks for whoever read through all this!
planned on making a maris otter/cascade SMaSH (3 gallons, stovetop boil)
6lb maris otter, 3oz cascade pellets (us-05 yeast but that doesn't really figure into my questions)
used some online calculators and was told to use 2g mash water, 4g sparge
mash in ended up being 2.5g to get the temp up to 151F
first runnings: 1g 1.077 (all hydrometer readings corrected for temperature)
had to sparge in two batches because of mash tun capacity:
1st batch: 2g 181F 10 minute rest
runnings came out at 1.034
2nd batch 1.5g 165F maybe ~5 minute rest
runnings came out at 1.017
total preboil wort was a little over 5g at 1.041
post boil a little over 3g at 1.058 (added ~0.5g boiled, cooled water to get closer to 1.049 target OG [ended up 1.051])
ran numbers through some online calculator and it said i got over 89% efficiency... can this be right?
regardless i'm excited to have another beer in the pipeline!
(also the SWMBO said i was like a scientist when she wandered into the kitchen)
anyway, thanks for whoever read through all this!
