John Long
Well-Known Member
So I put my new MLT to use! It worked very well but my efficiency sucked. I measured a gravity of 1.014 at 124 degrees... so 1.025ish. Supposed to be 1.060.
5# german munich
4# wheat
1# crystal 40
some rice hulls
Mashed in ~3.1 gallons water at 155 for 5 minutes then splashed some cold water in to make it about 149. Mashed for 1 hour. Sparged with 5 gallons of 190 degree water.
I'm thinking the sparge water cooled down to about 180 or so when I poured it into my HLT.
I kept about 2 inches of liquid on top of my grain bed at all times.
What else could have given me such low gravity?
5# german munich
4# wheat
1# crystal 40
some rice hulls
Mashed in ~3.1 gallons water at 155 for 5 minutes then splashed some cold water in to make it about 149. Mashed for 1 hour. Sparged with 5 gallons of 190 degree water.
I'm thinking the sparge water cooled down to about 180 or so when I poured it into my HLT.
I kept about 2 inches of liquid on top of my grain bed at all times.
What else could have given me such low gravity?