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Hello all,
This is my first post on the forum.
I have used the recipe editor and have gained a lot of knowledge perusing the site.
I have conducted three brews so far- an extract blond ale, an all-grain special bitter, and an all-grain IPA the other day.
I did not get great efficiency (48% or so) on my first all-grain; upgraded form a homemade pasta maker grain mill to a Cereal Killer and hit about 77% conversion on my latest IPA.
I collected 7.5 gallons of wort after the mash and got a pre-boil gravity of 1.040, adjusted for a temp of 141F to 1.053 or so.
After the 60 minute boil I had about 6 gallons and when cooled to approx. 72F, I got a gravity of 1.054.
I was aiming for a pre-boil of 1.048 and an OG of 1.065. I recalled, after the fact, that I left behind about 1/4 gallon of wort at the sparge (worried about collecting too much- that may have been a mistake).
How was I able to hit a pre-boil gravity so high (temp adjusted) and an OG only a tiny bit higher?
Sorry if I didn't explain that very well, and thanks in advance!
This site is great.
Cheers,
CB
This is my first post on the forum.
I have used the recipe editor and have gained a lot of knowledge perusing the site.
I have conducted three brews so far- an extract blond ale, an all-grain special bitter, and an all-grain IPA the other day.
I did not get great efficiency (48% or so) on my first all-grain; upgraded form a homemade pasta maker grain mill to a Cereal Killer and hit about 77% conversion on my latest IPA.
I collected 7.5 gallons of wort after the mash and got a pre-boil gravity of 1.040, adjusted for a temp of 141F to 1.053 or so.
After the 60 minute boil I had about 6 gallons and when cooled to approx. 72F, I got a gravity of 1.054.
I was aiming for a pre-boil of 1.048 and an OG of 1.065. I recalled, after the fact, that I left behind about 1/4 gallon of wort at the sparge (worried about collecting too much- that may have been a mistake).
How was I able to hit a pre-boil gravity so high (temp adjusted) and an OG only a tiny bit higher?
Sorry if I didn't explain that very well, and thanks in advance!
This site is great.
Cheers,
CB