Jordanlabstick
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So I bought a new system, the 10 gallon ss brewtech bme set up and modified it a little to include a herms. For the last 11 brews I've made over 92% efficiency, Twice being 98%. I do a 3 step mash for all of my Belgian styles or wheat beers and 2 step for other ales. All including a mash out to at least 165°f (sparge at 172 for about 30-45 minutes.)
these beers will not finish past 1.020 1.018 and are hazy and meh... it hasn't been a bad quality in the wheat beers but doesn't work well for IPAs. The only beer I've ever had finish low was an IPA that I did a single infusion on. And the efficiency of that was at 72%
So for some reason when I use my herms my efficiency goes crazy high and my fermentation sticks. Even French saison yeast won't drop these suckers.
I've changed the scale I use, checked all of my calculations, had professors check calculations, changed my grind settings,adjusted ph different and I've literally put my entire cold side through an autoclave to ensure it wasn't an infection of some sort that was causing them To not finish.
I don't know if anyone has had this problem but is there a connection between recirculating too long and this problem?
these beers will not finish past 1.020 1.018 and are hazy and meh... it hasn't been a bad quality in the wheat beers but doesn't work well for IPAs. The only beer I've ever had finish low was an IPA that I did a single infusion on. And the efficiency of that was at 72%
So for some reason when I use my herms my efficiency goes crazy high and my fermentation sticks. Even French saison yeast won't drop these suckers.
I've changed the scale I use, checked all of my calculations, had professors check calculations, changed my grind settings,adjusted ph different and I've literally put my entire cold side through an autoclave to ensure it wasn't an infection of some sort that was causing them To not finish.
I don't know if anyone has had this problem but is there a connection between recirculating too long and this problem?