wildseedgrrrl
Active Member
For a simple brew - single infusion, no mashout, no hopstand - I can fill the fermenter in 3.5 hrs. and get started on cleanup.
I regularly get 82% - 85% efficiency (post mash). I do stir the mash alot and I squeeze or press the grain bed with a 5 gal bucket lid during the drain. That speeds up the draining a bit and helps me collect a bit more wort.
I've been getting between 79-82% efficiency depending on the grind . I've been pretty happy with it. Previous systems I never got over 70%. I let it drain until it hits boil then I set the mashtun aside and whatever else I collect I dump in before the end of the boil.
This system was the best decision I made last year when I decided to upgrade. My brew days are about 3.5 hours without clean up. Usually I plan back to back brew days and so I'd fill the kettle up with pbw and run it through the system drain and give it a hot rinse and get it set up to dry ready for water in the morning.