Another smooth brew day. Just under 5hrs from start to finish (except that I still need to mop).
I think I've hit on the combination that will work best for me: two pots for the mash, a total end-of-boil volume of around 4 gallons, and some DME and cold water to top it up. I now know that I can push up to the full 5 gallons if there is a particular reason to, but I don't think I'll do that routinely.
The one issue is OG. I massively overshot again. 1.092 vs an expected one of 1.079. Beersmith says that this corresponds to an efficiency of 97.9%. Assuming that this is incorrect, any ideas what could be going on? My hydrometer measures plain water at 1.000 and my thermometer measures boiling water at 212F; should I do more testing or is that sufficient to be confident in them? Is there any chance I've set Beersmith to work in UK gallons while I'm doing it in US ones, or other similarly stupid mistakes?
I think I've hit on the combination that will work best for me: two pots for the mash, a total end-of-boil volume of around 4 gallons, and some DME and cold water to top it up. I now know that I can push up to the full 5 gallons if there is a particular reason to, but I don't think I'll do that routinely.
The one issue is OG. I massively overshot again. 1.092 vs an expected one of 1.079. Beersmith says that this corresponds to an efficiency of 97.9%. Assuming that this is incorrect, any ideas what could be going on? My hydrometer measures plain water at 1.000 and my thermometer measures boiling water at 212F; should I do more testing or is that sufficient to be confident in them? Is there any chance I've set Beersmith to work in UK gallons while I'm doing it in US ones, or other similarly stupid mistakes?