JuGordon
Well-Known Member
I recently did my first partial mash, using:
5 LBs Briess Pale Ale Malt
.5LBs Briess Crystal 60
4 LBs Briess Light DME
(Collected 3.7ish Gal of wort)
I wanted to see what efficiency I got out of the mash. So I took a preboil gravity of just the wort that was mashed. I took the gravity reading and got 1.030, which is pretty horrible efficiency (especially with 3.7 gal). I didn't worry too much because I figured that would be the case. RDWHAHB, right?
I eventually added the DME at flameout and after I cooled the wort and added it to my fermenter and topped it off to 5 gallons and aerated it, I took my official OG and got 1.068 (which was my target). This, however, puts me at upwards of 80% efficiency. Did I not get a uniform sample or does the DME add that much efficiency?
Thanks, dudes!
5 LBs Briess Pale Ale Malt
.5LBs Briess Crystal 60
4 LBs Briess Light DME
(Collected 3.7ish Gal of wort)
I wanted to see what efficiency I got out of the mash. So I took a preboil gravity of just the wort that was mashed. I took the gravity reading and got 1.030, which is pretty horrible efficiency (especially with 3.7 gal). I didn't worry too much because I figured that would be the case. RDWHAHB, right?
I eventually added the DME at flameout and after I cooled the wort and added it to my fermenter and topped it off to 5 gallons and aerated it, I took my official OG and got 1.068 (which was my target). This, however, puts me at upwards of 80% efficiency. Did I not get a uniform sample or does the DME add that much efficiency?
Thanks, dudes!