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Conclusion (for now). I have done quite a few brews and changes to get my efficient improved. Taking my last brew as an example. Efficiency into boil. Expected = 82.9 vs actual 76.3 Efficiency of ambient wort. Expected = 82.9 actual 74.7 This is as high as I can get which is considerably higher than...

Hi PP, I previously posted the following on pH. "My mash pH was around 6 which as far as I understand is OK meaning the water does not need to be adjusted" However, after reading more into pH (REF: http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/chapter15-2.html) I understand that at a good target pH is 5.1-5.5 S...

Thanks Nuff and PistolPatch. I have attached the BIABacuss from the brew so you can see the figures. I made a mistake in the spreadsheet (now corrected) that explains the oddness you see. I also keep paper notes that help when looking back. My fermentor loss was 2.5 litres (I know this is high but f...

PistolPatch to follow up on your numbered points from my brew this morning.. 1. Volume into Boil 16l (est. 16.61) 2. Gravity into Boil 1.026 (est. 1.031) 3. Gravity at Flame-Out 1.036 4. Volume into Fermentor 9.0 (est. 8.0) 5. Kettle to Fermentor Loss 1.8 (est. 1.33) 6. Original Gravity 1.038 (est.1...

Gents thanks for all your comments. I'll try and answer them all. jhough - Far from me thinking you're a smart-ass. I appreciate your time in commenting on my post. I'm doing miniBIAB at the moment to try and narrow down a beer I really like. So 8-10 litres of booze in the bottle at the end is ideal...

So, I only managed to do one brew this week. but the results are encouraging. My mash pH was around 6 which as far as I understand is OK meaning the water does not need to be adjusted. I mashed at 65C instead of 68C But I think the biggest difference was the new grain, cracked just one week before. ...

Hi All, Yes I was stirring the mash pretty much every 15mins when I took the temp and when I added any more heat. The original grain I bought last week was in a 4KG sealed bag. I have no way of knowing when it was milled. Could have been days or months since they were cracked. Going forward it does ...

Thanks everyone for your replies and suggestions. Temperature: I used 3 thermometers in this brew. A coffee style analog thermometer probe that read 66C at the mash A digital probe that read 70C at the mash Finally a labratory grade mercury thermometer that was 68C. I'd certainly lean to trusting th...

Thanks BobBrews for your answer. The grains are already cracked. A new source of grain may be worth trying at some point. If only to compare. But first I think I'll take a look at a pH meter the strips are like you say an indication and not very accurate. Does anyone know of a good brand of a reliab...

Low Sugar Yield

Hello all, I'm hoping for some advise from one or two experienced BIAB brewers to see if I can improve the amount of sugar I get from the grain. I've a few MiniBIABs under my belt but they have all been much lower Gravity into Boil (GIB) and Gravity of Ambient Wort (GAW) than what I was expecting fr...

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