GreatWhiteNorthBrewer
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I am 2 mashes into a bag of Canadian 2 row, where I have missed my expected preboil gravity target by about 10 points each time. My expected pre boil volumes have been fairly consistent.
I am relatively new to mashing, but my previous 4 or 5 mashes have been fairly good for meeting targets. I just emailed the malting company for a spec sheet on this grain since I believe it is causing my issues. I did an iodine test at the end of the mash and it showed no starch.
In order to get back to hitting my targets, what is my best bet? Should I:
1) change the average yield of this grain using beer Smith? (Adjust grain yield until the recipes show my value for preboil gravity, then average the result)
2) change my brew house efficiency until it matches my numbers
Or is there something I am missing totally? Beer Smith has been a lot nicer to use since moving away from extract, but it still causes some issues.. or perhaps it's just me. Haha
Any insight is appreciated!
I am relatively new to mashing, but my previous 4 or 5 mashes have been fairly good for meeting targets. I just emailed the malting company for a spec sheet on this grain since I believe it is causing my issues. I did an iodine test at the end of the mash and it showed no starch.
In order to get back to hitting my targets, what is my best bet? Should I:
1) change the average yield of this grain using beer Smith? (Adjust grain yield until the recipes show my value for preboil gravity, then average the result)
2) change my brew house efficiency until it matches my numbers
Or is there something I am missing totally? Beer Smith has been a lot nicer to use since moving away from extract, but it still causes some issues.. or perhaps it's just me. Haha
Any insight is appreciated!