chrisluki
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Hey guys
I still don't think I fully understand what affects the efficiency of my brew set up, I think I fixed the Mash Temp issue i was having recently but still got a less than stellar final volume with my brew this week.
Brewed my Lavaman Red Ale this week with these details:
5.75kg grains milled with my drill powered 2 roller mill, set to the width of a credit card
Mash in with 15l for 45 min
Drain off liquid to kettle - I dont measure this volume, but maybe i should?
Sparge in with 14l for 15 minutes
Drain off liquid to kettle - same as above
Bring to boil and then boil for 60 minutes
Transferred approx 14-15 litres to Fermenter, Beersmith estimates i end up with 19l...that's a big difference.
What are the key areas that you lose volume from? If i mill my grain coarser will that soak up less water but maybe change my gravity reading? Does the time taken to actually get liquid up to the boil change the final volume?
Cheers for any pointers
Chris
I still don't think I fully understand what affects the efficiency of my brew set up, I think I fixed the Mash Temp issue i was having recently but still got a less than stellar final volume with my brew this week.
Brewed my Lavaman Red Ale this week with these details:
5.75kg grains milled with my drill powered 2 roller mill, set to the width of a credit card
Mash in with 15l for 45 min
Drain off liquid to kettle - I dont measure this volume, but maybe i should?
Sparge in with 14l for 15 minutes
Drain off liquid to kettle - same as above
Bring to boil and then boil for 60 minutes
Transferred approx 14-15 litres to Fermenter, Beersmith estimates i end up with 19l...that's a big difference.
What are the key areas that you lose volume from? If i mill my grain coarser will that soak up less water but maybe change my gravity reading? Does the time taken to actually get liquid up to the boil change the final volume?
Cheers for any pointers
Chris