Hello All
I am a keen all grain brewer and I am told make a good brew.
However I have had trouble with the efficiency of extraction of the sugars and never seem to do a brew and extract anything like the recipe say with my SG readings and have to top up a little with sugars to hit the target.
I recently downloaded a recipe calculator from Graham Wheeler and when putting in the recipe I use then if I hit the 75% efficiency target I would be about 7% proof.
On adjusting the efficiency to my recipe it works out that my efficiency is about 39%. Pretty bad ......
I mash at about 67C for an hour and sparge at about 85C
Obviously I am missing something out ........
I use a Lidil jam maker for my temperature and put the grain in a muslin bag.
Any ideas?
I am a keen all grain brewer and I am told make a good brew.
However I have had trouble with the efficiency of extraction of the sugars and never seem to do a brew and extract anything like the recipe say with my SG readings and have to top up a little with sugars to hit the target.
I recently downloaded a recipe calculator from Graham Wheeler and when putting in the recipe I use then if I hit the 75% efficiency target I would be about 7% proof.
On adjusting the efficiency to my recipe it works out that my efficiency is about 39%. Pretty bad ......
I mash at about 67C for an hour and sparge at about 85C
Obviously I am missing something out ........
I use a Lidil jam maker for my temperature and put the grain in a muslin bag.
Any ideas?
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