MustangCF
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Hey all... just finished cleaning up after my brew day and I'm a bit confused.
I brew all grain and decided to do a smaller batch today (2.4 gallons) of a Scotch Strong Ale. Mashed in at the right temp (finally got a truly accurate thermometer) and volume of water according to Beersmith. Sparged with the right amount of water at the right temp. Collected the expected volume of wort... Everything actually seemed to go quite well.
But when it came down to putting it in my fermenter, I only had about 1.8 gallons, which was disappointing, and when I took the OG reading when it was cooled down, it was a perfect 1.082.
So, what happened? Clearly I had too much boil off, but if I hadn't, my OG would have been too low, yes? Am I just losing efficiency during the mash?
I mean, in the end, I still am gonna have some pretty tasty beer, I think. It just won't be as much as I think. And that's good... but something went very different for me today than the other times I've brewed.
I brew all grain and decided to do a smaller batch today (2.4 gallons) of a Scotch Strong Ale. Mashed in at the right temp (finally got a truly accurate thermometer) and volume of water according to Beersmith. Sparged with the right amount of water at the right temp. Collected the expected volume of wort... Everything actually seemed to go quite well.
But when it came down to putting it in my fermenter, I only had about 1.8 gallons, which was disappointing, and when I took the OG reading when it was cooled down, it was a perfect 1.082.
So, what happened? Clearly I had too much boil off, but if I hadn't, my OG would have been too low, yes? Am I just losing efficiency during the mash?
I mean, in the end, I still am gonna have some pretty tasty beer, I think. It just won't be as much as I think. And that's good... but something went very different for me today than the other times I've brewed.