Great idea, I’m capped out on water so upping boil time probably won’t help (I fill to the rim)
the grain was cracked but you could still see the hulls if that matters. Here’s a pic during the mash. Probably doesn’t help.
Sorry forgot to post photos. I did forget to take pic of base malt but I had adjuncts left to photograph.
Also yes the spike system I lift and let sparge for 15min.
Hi all! Back with a new brew, same problem. Well I’m actively doing it but yeah
Attached is the recipe. My preboil gravity is 1.063 when it should 1.077. My starting boil volume was somehow 1gal less as well, and I did not spill anything.
Anyway, I did mash for 20min extra and took gravity...
Good points all around. I did not take a photo of the grain so we have no way of knowing that. All the measurements I took though I think were accurate, all the samples were at room temp.
I never did take a gravity reading post mash, so I will start doing that as well. I can always just...
I had both the probe for the water temp, and my thermometer (calibrated) reading the same so i don't think it was this.
I use RO water with a TDS of ~10 and remineralize. PH was about 5.5/6 (the RO water is through a whole home softener before that as well)
To stop editing the post above and add additional thoughts:
Is my profile just set up completely wrong?
Calculator shows the grains should be able to get there. I wonder if I just didn't boil off enough or mis read the recipe?
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Brewfather was calculating high mash efficiency...
Hi All!
I come with new reliable measurements.
Water temp at 70F.
New Hydrometer reads distilled water at .998, so add .002 to FG reading.
FG of warmed beer sample = 1.01+.002 = 1.012
FG = 1.012
Brix reading with freshly calibrated spectrometer = 6.5 BRIX
using the formula
% ABV =...
That is a good idea. I'll make that part of my process next.
Sorry forgot to answer this bit.
So yes I do recirculate the entire time and leave a few inches of water ontop. I stir maybe 5 times throughout, this time I stirred more because it was a thicker mash. Temperature control steadily...
Using a hydrometer. However, I didn't calibrate it this time and then I broke it, LOL. However, the last time I brewed I calibrated it. However a cheapo brix refractometer showed 1.06 right on the money post boil and cooled, so maybe it is fine and the hydrometer was bad?
I haven't done a post...