![]() ![]() The other problem it has is the amount of dead space outside the mash pipe. That's why I think it has holes up the side. It's tall and skinny leading to a compacted grain bed when recirculating, and when pulling the mash pipe out when done mashing. LoLĪfter ½ dozen brews I've discovered it has what I think is a design flaw, and that's the mash pipe. It has simplified and shortened my brew day so much I'm brewing more. I thought how simple and how much I could down size. I never gave the all in one's a second thought because of price, until I saw Short Circuited Brewers review of the Anvil Foundry. I take it your not using the Anvil Foundry, because I don't think you could be recirculating at 1.5 gal with an. ![]() I did expect a little lower OG because of the way it's sparged. After the first 2 brews I was able to adjust for the different volumes and losses. I would need to add an extra pound of grain to make up the difference. Now I'm getting 1.049 with complete conversion, so wheres is the missing. I have a pale ale recipe that I've brewed for years that takes 10lbs 1oz of grain I could expect to get 1.056 using the ol Rubbermaid mashtun set up. Maybe I'm not clear in the way I'm asking my question, let me try again. I understand the process quite well, I've been brewing since the late 80's, and I've had several different setups over the years. I'm plan on brewing it again and seeing if I get the same results, then over Christmas vacation I plan on blocking off the side holes to see if that changes anything. Has anyone else with an Anvil Foundry experiencing the same thing? ![]() Is the design of the mash pipe causing the loss? I'm thinking it is. So that gets me back to my original question. If the top of the bed is static, then you may have issues.Ĭlick to expand.Thank you for replying. ![]() Have you taken the lid off during mash recirculation to see the state of the grain bed? If the grain is in motion during the mash, then there are no worries about channeling. The mash pipe and recirculation may affect your conversion efficiency, but will not affect lauter efficiency. To diagnose the difference between your old and new systems, you need to know the conversion and lauter efficiencies for both. Different equipment is very likely to affect your lauter efficiency, which you can calculate once you know what both your mash and conversion efficiencies are. Mash efficiency is conversion efficiency times lauter efficiency. You can get complete conversion just by extending the mash time as well. Increasing the rate of conversion affects how long it takes to complete conversion, so shortens the time it takes to get complete conversion. In the case of coarse grits, recirculation may speed up conversion by helping to strip the low density gelatinized starch away from the surface of the grits, thus allowing water to get to the interior of the grits more easily. All that's required for conversion is that the grits be in contact with water, and that enzymes are present. Good conversion efficiency is 95% or above. Conversion efficiency can be determined using the method here. IFAIK, BS does not calculate conversion efficiency. Rereading your OP, I see you mentioned mash efficiency, which BS calculates for you. ![]()
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