Second time in a row I had horrible efficiency and I'm trying to trouble shoot the problem. My efficency was 60.3%. The Recipe was as follows:
12lbs Pilsner Malt
Thats it. This was going to be my first lager so I kept it simple. Here is my Equipment and Process.
I use a 60 Qt. Igloo Cube with a copper manifold in the bottom. Here is my Mash Schedule
Mash: 4.25 Gal @ 150 for 60 Min. The tun lost 1 degree over the hour.
Batch Sparge 1: 3 Gallons @ 168 for 10 Min (168 was the grist temp)
Batch Sparge 2: 3 Gallons @ 168 for 10 Min ( Same as above)
I took as much liquid as needed after the second sparge to hit my boil volume (7 Gal)
Also, I thought that Temp might be a problem with my last batch so I bought a new thermometer and calibrated it before I started.
90 Min boil to get down to 5.5 Gal
Here are the Stats:
Pre Boil Gravity at 60 F 1.040
Post Boil Gravity at 60 F 1.050
The beer smelled great and will probably be a good finished product, but I feel like I am wasting a lot of grain and I'm not going to get the product I was going for.
The only things I can think of are the crush I got was not good or my water is off. I got the last two batches from a new LHBS. The batch I did prior to this I got 74% effeciency and that was from a different LHBS. Also, My water is well water and fairly hard. Do you think it could have effected my conversion efficiency?
Or is there a flaw in my process?
12lbs Pilsner Malt
Thats it. This was going to be my first lager so I kept it simple. Here is my Equipment and Process.
I use a 60 Qt. Igloo Cube with a copper manifold in the bottom. Here is my Mash Schedule
Mash: 4.25 Gal @ 150 for 60 Min. The tun lost 1 degree over the hour.
Batch Sparge 1: 3 Gallons @ 168 for 10 Min (168 was the grist temp)
Batch Sparge 2: 3 Gallons @ 168 for 10 Min ( Same as above)
I took as much liquid as needed after the second sparge to hit my boil volume (7 Gal)
Also, I thought that Temp might be a problem with my last batch so I bought a new thermometer and calibrated it before I started.
90 Min boil to get down to 5.5 Gal
Here are the Stats:
Pre Boil Gravity at 60 F 1.040
Post Boil Gravity at 60 F 1.050
The beer smelled great and will probably be a good finished product, but I feel like I am wasting a lot of grain and I'm not going to get the product I was going for.
The only things I can think of are the crush I got was not good or my water is off. I got the last two batches from a new LHBS. The batch I did prior to this I got 74% effeciency and that was from a different LHBS. Also, My water is well water and fairly hard. Do you think it could have effected my conversion efficiency?
Or is there a flaw in my process?