DUCCCC
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I finally broke out of the ~70% efficiency rut!!!
I've been hitting between 70 and 72% for the last 4 batches while I get the process dialed in, but today I guess I got it right.
Cranked the Barley Crusher down to .036". I mixed the hell out of the grains. Getting this finer crush meant I had a few softball sized doughballs. I haven't encountered this before, and I took it as a good sign that I was finally getting the crush fine enough. Beer Alchemy had me at almost 92% pre-boil, but into the fermenter I'm just over 89%.
Now I'm a bit high on the OG, but I'm still nicely in the balanced range and I had a really great brew day!
It's a Special/Best Bitters by the way, and I've got high hopes for this batch now...
I've been hitting between 70 and 72% for the last 4 batches while I get the process dialed in, but today I guess I got it right.
Cranked the Barley Crusher down to .036". I mixed the hell out of the grains. Getting this finer crush meant I had a few softball sized doughballs. I haven't encountered this before, and I took it as a good sign that I was finally getting the crush fine enough. Beer Alchemy had me at almost 92% pre-boil, but into the fermenter I'm just over 89%.
Now I'm a bit high on the OG, but I'm still nicely in the balanced range and I had a really great brew day!
It's a Special/Best Bitters by the way, and I've got high hopes for this batch now...