Exit12Brewery_Nick
Apprentice
HELP! HELP! HELP!
Hey all! I've had BeerSmith V3 and the Robobrew V3 for about a year or so. Unfortunately in that time I've had issues not only with getting high Mash & Brewhouse Efficency, but MAINTAINING consistency whatsoever and I'm not sure why. In the research I've done, I've looked at some of the bigger reasons why that might be:
Grain Crush: We use a MaltMuncher Pro w/ credit card thickness on the mill & have used another mill previously. Same result.
qt/lb ratio: It has ranged from 1.7-1.25, some recipes with 50/50 mash-sparge water ratio.
Water Chemistry: We utilize chemicals for all of our beers based on specific style guidelines.
Stir The Mash: We just started stirring the mash and have seen a minor uptick in mash efficiency, not BH.
My cousin & I are at a complete loss on what the issue(s) could be. We have a Cranberry Pale Ale brew day coming up. This is our 2nd year in a row brewing it for Thanksgiving. Here are the numbers we got the first time we made it, with the Robobrew V3 that we'll be using again:
Hazy Cranberry Pale Ale:
- 78.5% BH Efficiency
- 1.7 qt/lb ratio
We've been focusing more on efficiency as of late, and recently brewed a New England IPA in the Robobrew, with the following results:
- 61.9% BH Efficiency
- 1.321 qt/lb ratio
- 72% mash efficiency
My concern is we're adding about 1.5lb more flaked adjuncts in this years Cranberry Pale Ale than in last, so I assume those efficiency numbers will take a dip.
How do you maintain a consistent efficiency on an all in one system like the Robobrew utilizing software like BS3?
Thanks for the help. Cheers!
Hey all! I've had BeerSmith V3 and the Robobrew V3 for about a year or so. Unfortunately in that time I've had issues not only with getting high Mash & Brewhouse Efficency, but MAINTAINING consistency whatsoever and I'm not sure why. In the research I've done, I've looked at some of the bigger reasons why that might be:
Grain Crush: We use a MaltMuncher Pro w/ credit card thickness on the mill & have used another mill previously. Same result.
qt/lb ratio: It has ranged from 1.7-1.25, some recipes with 50/50 mash-sparge water ratio.
Water Chemistry: We utilize chemicals for all of our beers based on specific style guidelines.
Stir The Mash: We just started stirring the mash and have seen a minor uptick in mash efficiency, not BH.
My cousin & I are at a complete loss on what the issue(s) could be. We have a Cranberry Pale Ale brew day coming up. This is our 2nd year in a row brewing it for Thanksgiving. Here are the numbers we got the first time we made it, with the Robobrew V3 that we'll be using again:
Hazy Cranberry Pale Ale:
- 78.5% BH Efficiency
- 1.7 qt/lb ratio
We've been focusing more on efficiency as of late, and recently brewed a New England IPA in the Robobrew, with the following results:
- 61.9% BH Efficiency
- 1.321 qt/lb ratio
- 72% mash efficiency
My concern is we're adding about 1.5lb more flaked adjuncts in this years Cranberry Pale Ale than in last, so I assume those efficiency numbers will take a dip.
How do you maintain a consistent efficiency on an all in one system like the Robobrew utilizing software like BS3?
Thanks for the help. Cheers!