Hi all, I just brewed my 3rd ever all grain biab yesterday. It is a hobgoblin clone with a little extra grain than called for (3/4 lb).
grain bill
maris otter 8.75#
crystal 80 2.00#
chocolate 0.25#
I mashed at 151 for 75 min then mashout at 168 for 10min. Instead of a full volume mash I kept some in a second pot for "sparge" heated to 168. I put the grain bag in there, mixed it up, then drained and squeezed the bag like it owed me money. For a 5 gallon batch the OG was supposed to be around 1054 (70% eff) but mine is way over, 1068! Hydrometer reading at 68 deg. How can this be? I stirred the wort well before taking the reading. This means my mash efficiancy is around 85%. Previous brews were more like 70%. I realize that this sounds like the opposite of a problem, but i was wondering if i should add a bit of water to it tog bring the OG down a bit.
thanks
grain bill
maris otter 8.75#
crystal 80 2.00#
chocolate 0.25#
I mashed at 151 for 75 min then mashout at 168 for 10min. Instead of a full volume mash I kept some in a second pot for "sparge" heated to 168. I put the grain bag in there, mixed it up, then drained and squeezed the bag like it owed me money. For a 5 gallon batch the OG was supposed to be around 1054 (70% eff) but mine is way over, 1068! Hydrometer reading at 68 deg. How can this be? I stirred the wort well before taking the reading. This means my mash efficiancy is around 85%. Previous brews were more like 70%. I realize that this sounds like the opposite of a problem, but i was wondering if i should add a bit of water to it tog bring the OG down a bit.
thanks