blanstuf
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Saturday I brewed my third all grain batch, the Double-W Stout from the recipe section. I put my numbers into the Brewer's Friend calculator to find out my efficiencies but wanted to see if someone could double check me. To make things a little more complicated, after collecting enough wort for the main boil, we decided to run off a few gallons for a second smaller brew. Here are the numbers from my notes for the main brew (the gravity numbers I wrote down were without the temp adjustments):
First runnings: 120 degrees, 1.070, 3.75 gallons
After first sparge: 120 degrees, 1.060, 8 gallons
After second sparge: 116 degrees, 1.058, 9 gallons
Into the fermenter: 70 degrees, 1.120, 5 gallons (estimated based on being 4 points short, forgot to measure)
Efficiency not including smaller brew: 67%
And here are my much less exact notes for the smaller brew. We collected approx. 3 gallons and boiled it for probably 3 hours. I took a gravity reading about 2 hours in and considered that the start of the boil.
Put on stove: ? degrees, 1.022, approx. 3 gallons
"Start" of boil: ? degrees (I did chill it), 1.048, ? gallons
Into the fermenter: 70 degrees, 1.062, very close to 1 gallon (split 50/50 into two 1 gallon jugs)
So here is what needs double checked:
(Big batch OG + (Small batch OG/Total Gallons)
(1.120 + (1.062/6))=1.130 in gallons
So according to the calculator, I got 86% total efficiency. Did I do the math right? Here is the grain bill, thanks in advance for any help:
20.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 81.63 %
1.50 lb Black Barley (Stout) (500.0 SRM) Grain 6.12 %
1.00 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 4.08 %
0.50 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 2.04 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.04 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt, Pale (200.0 SRM) Grain 2.04 %
0.50 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 2.04 %
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First runnings: 120 degrees, 1.070, 3.75 gallons
After first sparge: 120 degrees, 1.060, 8 gallons
After second sparge: 116 degrees, 1.058, 9 gallons
Into the fermenter: 70 degrees, 1.120, 5 gallons (estimated based on being 4 points short, forgot to measure)
Efficiency not including smaller brew: 67%
And here are my much less exact notes for the smaller brew. We collected approx. 3 gallons and boiled it for probably 3 hours. I took a gravity reading about 2 hours in and considered that the start of the boil.
Put on stove: ? degrees, 1.022, approx. 3 gallons
"Start" of boil: ? degrees (I did chill it), 1.048, ? gallons
Into the fermenter: 70 degrees, 1.062, very close to 1 gallon (split 50/50 into two 1 gallon jugs)
So here is what needs double checked:
(Big batch OG + (Small batch OG/Total Gallons)
(1.120 + (1.062/6))=1.130 in gallons
So according to the calculator, I got 86% total efficiency. Did I do the math right? Here is the grain bill, thanks in advance for any help:
20.00 lb Pale Malt, Maris Otter (3.0 SRM) Grain 81.63 %
1.50 lb Black Barley (Stout) (500.0 SRM) Grain 6.12 %
1.00 lb Special B Malt (180.0 SRM) Grain 4.08 %
0.50 lb Caramunich Malt (56.0 SRM) Grain 2.04 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt (350.0 SRM) Grain 2.04 %
0.50 lb Chocolate Malt, Pale (200.0 SRM) Grain 2.04 %
0.50 lb Rye Malt (4.7 SRM) Grain 2.04 %
Pics are for your viewing enjoyment



