Ok here is my situation. I have a DIY single tier converted keg setup with a single pump. Boil kettle, direct fired mash tun, and HLT. My brew days go something like this.... Put water in Mash tun and heat to 165, add grains and temperature drops to 153, stir good and then stir a few more times holding my temp., in the HLT i start to heat water and then fly sparge with 178 degree water for 30 min. Boil. My efficiency is consistently around 60% and I really want to get it up to 75%. What am i doing wrong? Not enough stirring? Should i heat up my mash tun to 170 then sarge?
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
And I get my numbers from a refractometer/hygrometer and beersmith.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated!
And I get my numbers from a refractometer/hygrometer and beersmith.