1st all grain attempt...aghhh!

[PD]

see waylander....youve only got 35 years to wait.......and you'll get it right... :party: :party:

 

[dx4100]

Its a bit beyond me why people bother fly sparging given the extra time / effort involved. It only seems useful to me if you want to go for a very good efficiency. Personally would rather pay a few extra ££s on grain, speed everything up and make all a little less of an hassle. But its all horses for courses and each to their own :)

I would suggest to the OP that he tries batch sparging next time :thumb:

I have only ever batch sparged and my efficiency on my setup is around 58% which is very low really. So its not for you if that bothers you. Although other people have good much higher rates which batch sparging.

They key thing to keep in mind is that the resulting beer will be fantastic regardless of which method you use. :)

I'm curious how your efficiency is so low , i batch sparge and i get 74/76% every batch

Wish I knew mate :) I think its just the combination of equipment in my setup. Doing everything right, hitting all my temps and volumes etc.

The real difference between 58% efficiency and 75% is a bit of extra grain so its nothing that I am going to lose sleep over. The end results are the results I was aiming for at the start of the process and that is all that matters really :)

 

[dennisking]

see waylander....youve only got 35 years to wait.......and you'll get it right... :party: :party:

My point was don't over complicate your first brews, just concentrate on the basics, all the fine tuning can come as you gain experience. I started with the help of two or three books, and if I remember right they contradicted each other on certain points, but the basics remain the same. Get that right and you will make good beer. :

 

[Waylander87]

Cheers gents! I've pitched the yeast and it looks ok. Bit of what appears to be residue in the fermenter floating about but I'm stuck at this stage.

Fingers crossed it tastes ok to be worth it.

Fingers crossed for the next one!

 

[dennisking]

Cheers gents! I've pitched the yeast and it looks ok. Bit of what appears to be residue in the fermenter floating about but I'm stuck at this stage.

Fingers crossed it tastes ok to be worth it.

Fingers crossed for the next one!

No reason to think you won't get a decent beer. :

 

[dx4100]

Yeah it will be fine mate... :) and almost certainly a million times better than any kits you might have done :)

Welcome to the world of AG

 

[Waylander87]

Thanks! It's been an "experience" so far.
Just made up a St Peters Golden ale kit so I can do a comparison.

Thanks to all for the reassurances and tips. Just writing down my own method for next time.

 

[Algernon]

You'll be grand. It's a big learning experience. Nobody will be Michelin starred on their first bacon sarnie, but we all start somewhere.
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