Post Mash Gravity

[brianman]

Hi all,

Trying to sort out where all my sugars are going missing, was wondering what the likely hydro reading is after mashing/sparging a 3.9kg grain bill, my Dr Smurtos Golden was 1061 pre boil 13lts, 1072 post boil 10lts into fermenter, 21lts 1031?. I think my efficiency needs looking at, that's why i was wondering about the initial hydro reading. Just for info, have a 15lt pot used for mashing on the gas stove, transfer/tip into 20lt lauter tun, sparge, boil 13lts. Any ideas greatfully accepted.
P.s. Have fly sparged and batch sparged the good Drs.

Cheers
Briby

 

[Adamt]

It sounds like your boil volume is restricting your sparge volume, which is resulting in a lot of those lovely sugars being left in the mash tun.

With a 13L pot I would make 10L batches.

 

[brianman]

It sounds like your boil volume is restricting your sparge volume, which is resulting in a lot of those lovely sugars being left in the mash tun.

With a 13L pot I would make 10L batches.

Thanks Adamt,
Am considering a bigger pot, have been told 15lt should be ok, 25lt should give more sparge water. Why are all pots s/steel and not aluminium.

Cheers

 

[felten]

beerbelly does aluminum stockpots