I read a lot on here that people recommend milling their grains twice to improve efficiency. After a chat with some friends they suggested you shouldn't get a too fine of milling if you do this as long as the mill is set at the right grind.
I decided to give it a try. Jumped from 73% efficiency to about 81% efficiency. A little amusing because now our ESB is no longer an ESB according to style guidelines.
Anyway...I'm wondering if I'm compromising anything in milling twice. I read somewhere that too fine a grind can increase tannins. That said, I don't think our grind was too fine. You could still see the hulls. Then again, I'm not sure what "too fine" would look like.
I'm just curious if I should incorporate this into my brewing now. I'll be brewing again in a few days so no time to taste to see if there are any off flavors. Personally, I think efficiency is overrated and consistency is more important. BUT.....I like the idea of 80% efficiency. I just don't want it to make my beer taste bad.
Thoughts?
I decided to give it a try. Jumped from 73% efficiency to about 81% efficiency. A little amusing because now our ESB is no longer an ESB according to style guidelines.
Anyway...I'm wondering if I'm compromising anything in milling twice. I read somewhere that too fine a grind can increase tannins. That said, I don't think our grind was too fine. You could still see the hulls. Then again, I'm not sure what "too fine" would look like.
I'm just curious if I should incorporate this into my brewing now. I'll be brewing again in a few days so no time to taste to see if there are any off flavors. Personally, I think efficiency is overrated and consistency is more important. BUT.....I like the idea of 80% efficiency. I just don't want it to make my beer taste bad.
Thoughts?