I made a Pale on Friday and was surprised to find that I had over shot the sparge and missed my gravity target.
This beer usually comes in at 1.057-1.059 but was fairly short at 1.051. My adjustment to the batch size by a 1/2 gallon was, I believe, where the problem arose. I shortened the grist by the appropriate amount but fell into my regular sparge routine. Of course I got more wort than expected but the efficiency, normally 73-75% was a dismal 67%.
This won't affect the beer that much. In fact, the difference will probably be un-noticeable.
The weather is allowing me to ferment in the warehouse for a few weeks.
I shortened the batch size to allow myself to get an extra batch of beer from a 50 pound sack of 2-row.
I just bought a sack of Briess and poured it into storage so it will keep as I use it over the next 5 weeks.
Finally, The Dopplebock looks pretty good. It's been set at 51 degrees for 3 weeks now.
I think it'll be ready to be transferred next Friday into a bright tank to lager a couple of more weeks.
After that I'll need the fermentation vault because the approaching Summer will make the brewery too warm for the wort.
Good Beer To You.
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