Hello all... I've been away from brewing for about a year due to my schedule changing. To get back into it, I got a G30 V3 that should let me brew inside on weeknights. I took it on its maiden voyage last night. I'll probably have beer, but definitely learned some things that will hopefully be applied for a smoother experience next time.
One thing that stood out: I was under the impression that my extract efficiency would improve vs. a cooler mashtun, but I actually came up pretty much bang on the number I get with the cooler (75% on a ~5.5% beer)
What I noticed is that due to the space below the grain basket, the actual volume of water available to soak the grains is significantly lower than what I'm used to. So running with my usual 1.5 grist ratio lead to a very thick mash.
I've read before that grist ratio isn't vitally important, but I'm wondering if there is any potential downside to bumping it up to 2 or so for the next batch. What are other people running for this?
I turned over the grains a few times during the hour mash, and there were not dry balls in the middle, but it was decidedly chunky the whole time.
Also... get rid of that spring loaded "safety ball" in the valve on the pump arm... Immediately. Like first thing you do after taking it out of the box.
TIA
One thing that stood out: I was under the impression that my extract efficiency would improve vs. a cooler mashtun, but I actually came up pretty much bang on the number I get with the cooler (75% on a ~5.5% beer)
What I noticed is that due to the space below the grain basket, the actual volume of water available to soak the grains is significantly lower than what I'm used to. So running with my usual 1.5 grist ratio lead to a very thick mash.
I've read before that grist ratio isn't vitally important, but I'm wondering if there is any potential downside to bumping it up to 2 or so for the next batch. What are other people running for this?
I turned over the grains a few times during the hour mash, and there were not dry balls in the middle, but it was decidedly chunky the whole time.
Also... get rid of that spring loaded "safety ball" in the valve on the pump arm... Immediately. Like first thing you do after taking it out of the box.
TIA