So I just finished my first all grain 2.5 gallon brew.
I used death brewers stovetop brewing method which seems kind of like the BIAB method.
First I added my grains to the bag in my pot. The temp was a bit high so then I added cold water, then it was too low so I added hot water. Is that bad? To you start your 60 min mash timer when you hit your temp or when you add the grains?
Then when I went to do the sparge my pot was too small and had to split the bag up into 2 pots and one pot was around 164F and the other was at 144F. What is the importance of the temp of the sparge water?
After that I did my boil and cooled the wort. The wort was very cloudy is this normal? I strained it when I transferred to my fermenter, but it was still pretty cloudy. I also had to top off with about a gallon of water so I guess I didn't calculate amount of water properly. Is there an advantage of hitting your target volume without having to top off water rather than topping off after the boil?
Also, my efficiency was at 56%. How much could the poor sparging have affected that?
I used death brewers stovetop brewing method which seems kind of like the BIAB method.
First I added my grains to the bag in my pot. The temp was a bit high so then I added cold water, then it was too low so I added hot water. Is that bad? To you start your 60 min mash timer when you hit your temp or when you add the grains?
Then when I went to do the sparge my pot was too small and had to split the bag up into 2 pots and one pot was around 164F and the other was at 144F. What is the importance of the temp of the sparge water?
After that I did my boil and cooled the wort. The wort was very cloudy is this normal? I strained it when I transferred to my fermenter, but it was still pretty cloudy. I also had to top off with about a gallon of water so I guess I didn't calculate amount of water properly. Is there an advantage of hitting your target volume without having to top off water rather than topping off after the boil?
Also, my efficiency was at 56%. How much could the poor sparging have affected that?