I've brewed all grain in 20 gallon batches for 5 plus years and am not alone in having some high FG (around 1.02) than consistently hitting something closer to 1.0. In reading through the forum looking for answers one thing caught my attention that I have not read before. Over boiling your wort, caramelizing it? What? I've never heard that before. If you boil for 60 minutes how could that be over boiling? Is there some boil time formula based on gravity or something? I do a step mash with a protein rest 122, add boiling water to raise the mash to 152, drain off after an hour to make room for another infusion of boiling water to raise the mash to 168 for 10 minutes and then sparge with 168 water for an hour and adding that first runnings back thru the grain bed. According to your software I hit 80% efficiency. I do a 5L starter on a stir plate with a couple of smack packs, oxygenate before pitching and don't have a long lag time before fermentation starts. Good temperature control in a conical fermentor. Then it is hit and miss as to if I can get FG below 1.02 regardless of SG. This is regardless of style, yeast type or OG. Another brewer friend has the same problem with inconsistent FG's. I don't treat the water as it is very neutral and doesn't need anything. Always figured I'd mess it up more trying to be a chemist without knowing what to do. Infusing with boiling water doesn't create some unfermentable sugars? Don't know how else to raise temps with a false bottom mash tun.
I am a new user of your software coming from a couple different softwares. I am impressed with your product and features.
I am a new user of your software coming from a couple different softwares. I am impressed with your product and features.