I've done 4 batches on my eHERMS system--2 5g and 2 10g. The latest batch, a German pils, was 10 gallons. I sparged at a rate of 1 quart/minute--held pretty consistently throughout--and had a final runnings of 1.035. My MLT has a false bottom and the outlet is simply a port on the side--there are no pickup points with a dip tube in the middle. I use a blichmann autosparge to lay the spare water on top. I had a sparge runnings pH of 5.6 as was my mash pH adjusted with lactic acid. I'm really at a loss as to why my final runnings were so high. Before I started using the eHERMs system and was on propane my final runnings would consistently drop close to or below 1010 so I would need to watch for it. I used a hydrometer with the samples cooled down close to room temp then adjusted using the beer smith hydrometer adjustment tool. OG of the beer was 1.053.
Further information weather it's useful or not. 60 minute mash with a ramp up to 165ish to mash out when it was complete. After about 15 minutes I started recirculating the wort in the mash through the coil and held 149. 60 minute boil. 20 lbs Wyermann Pils Malt and Hallartau hops in the boil.
Further information weather it's useful or not. 60 minute mash with a ramp up to 165ish to mash out when it was complete. After about 15 minutes I started recirculating the wort in the mash through the coil and held 149. 60 minute boil. 20 lbs Wyermann Pils Malt and Hallartau hops in the boil.