Killervector
Active Member
Gila- I know you'll have something to say, and I'm looking forward to your advice.... LOL
Ok, first run yesterday with the Brew-magic. Things went pretty well, but I think I sparged WAY too quickly. Well, I know I did. I thought I had things set up for a nice slow sparge, but literally 8 minutes in, I look to see how much is left in the HLT and I find it empty. So, I sparged in like 10 minutes. Which didn't give the higher temp a chance to stop enzyme activity or anything.
Boil went well. Nothing to really say about that. Only one small problem noted during the boil. The burners shut off twice, and I had to turn off the propane at the tank and turn it back on to get them to relight. Gila- ever had problems with this?
Only thing I didn't like was my effiency. I figure I only got about 60%.
Recipe:
12# 2row
12# Munich 10L
1# 90 Crystal
OG 1.048.
Should have gotten 1.060 at 75% eff. Sparging slower will help, I'm sure. I have my crush at about .048 in. I had a few particles of grain floating in the boil.
Anyone who uses one have any tips?
Thanks in advance.
Ok, first run yesterday with the Brew-magic. Things went pretty well, but I think I sparged WAY too quickly. Well, I know I did. I thought I had things set up for a nice slow sparge, but literally 8 minutes in, I look to see how much is left in the HLT and I find it empty. So, I sparged in like 10 minutes. Which didn't give the higher temp a chance to stop enzyme activity or anything.
Boil went well. Nothing to really say about that. Only one small problem noted during the boil. The burners shut off twice, and I had to turn off the propane at the tank and turn it back on to get them to relight. Gila- ever had problems with this?
Only thing I didn't like was my effiency. I figure I only got about 60%.
Recipe:
12# 2row
12# Munich 10L
1# 90 Crystal
OG 1.048.
Should have gotten 1.060 at 75% eff. Sparging slower will help, I'm sure. I have my crush at about .048 in. I had a few particles of grain floating in the boil.
Anyone who uses one have any tips?
Thanks in advance.