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I'm a newbie at AG (4 batches) and I have what is probably a simple question.
I'm brewing with a B3-500. After mashing I do a mash out at 168 degrees, and during vorlauf I notice my mash temperature drops, so I apply heat during the vorlauf to keep the temp at 168 BUT once I start sparging with 168 degree water I notice the mash again drops.
Q: Is it normal to have the mash temp drop up to 10+ degrees during sparging?
Just so it's said, I'm sure my sparge water was 168. I believe my mash was held at 168 during the vorlauf but there is always the possibility it dropped even though I was applying heat.
Also, beersmith calculated my efficiency over 80+%, so I'm not really worried about it but I thought if there was a way to correct this I could get my efficiency even higher.
Thanks in advance...
Marc
I'm brewing with a B3-500. After mashing I do a mash out at 168 degrees, and during vorlauf I notice my mash temperature drops, so I apply heat during the vorlauf to keep the temp at 168 BUT once I start sparging with 168 degree water I notice the mash again drops.
Q: Is it normal to have the mash temp drop up to 10+ degrees during sparging?
Just so it's said, I'm sure my sparge water was 168. I believe my mash was held at 168 during the vorlauf but there is always the possibility it dropped even though I was applying heat.
Also, beersmith calculated my efficiency over 80+%, so I'm not really worried about it but I thought if there was a way to correct this I could get my efficiency even higher.
Thanks in advance...
Marc