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Rexorotten

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Brewed my first AG BIAB batch tonight. Biermuncher's cream of 3 crops

final volume: 5.5 gallons
6 lbs 2 row
2 lbs flaked corn
approx. 1 lb minute rice.

My kettle wasn't large enough to do no sparge so I dunk sparged in 2.5 gallons of water after mash. Original volume was 5.5 gallons + 2.5 gallons dunk sparge.

My gravity after mash was 1.042. Gravity after boil was 1.050. I've searched for an efficiency calculator but can't find one that works. Any help appreciated.
 
Thank you!

If I used the calculator correctly, I got around 80% efficiency. I'm not exactly sure how much rice I used. I bought a 1lb 12oz box, and tried to judge, but it was close to a pound erring on the side of caution. BIAB was really easy. Would have been a lot easier if I had a big enough pot to do a no sparge. The hardest part was getting the sparge water up to temp by the time the mash was done. Wort smelled great, and I can't wait to try it in a few weeks.
 
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