I'll probably give this recipe a shot soon. Sounds like its a winner.
It seems like I've read somewhere on here about leaving the dark, roasted grains out of the mash until the end or doing a separate mash for those grains. Something about mash Ph? Does anyone have any insight on that? I may...
I don't stir right before the first vorlaugh or add any mash out water. I don't see how that could affect efficiency but.... could it? I make a point of tasting the grains when I'm cleaning the mash tun and they're never sweet.
Tried a double crush this time and had the same results. Didn't bother with the double sparge. Going to try and cut my water with RO water for the next batch. It only makes sense that that would solve the problems since it makes a brew day more expensive.
I'm having the same problems as the OP. The last batch I ran the grains through the LHBS mill twice and didn't see a single uncracked grain. I was actually afraid of a stuck sparge but it worked out fine. The eff was still at 65%. Ive used several thermometers when measuring the mash temps and...
I think I just got rid of my "homebrew" taste. I think the fermentation temps were the culprit. You said you didn't notice it as much with your cascade beer. If it's a high fermentation temp flavor it may be harder to pick up in such a fruity beer. Mine would get worse two weeks after bottling...
Having the first taste of this now. The coriander could have been 0.5oz. It has more bitterness than I thought 38.4 IBUs would have. It's not a bad thing but did surprise me. It's a great hot weather beer. Mine is slightly dry considering I mashed pretty high but I'm sure that adds to the...
Well... Tried the double batch sparge today on a Pale Ale. Got the same $hitty efficiency I always get. 3.75g strike water. First runnings: 1.75g @ 1.084 corrected. Second runnings: 2g @ 1.056 corrected. Third runnings: 2.25g @ 1.023. Per boil was 1.051 corrected. At 65% efficiency I should...
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