cockerhoop
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This may sound like a daft question, but....
I am losing too much liquid during my boil.
Today I was brewing a pale ale.
7kg of Maris grain. I produced 7 gallons prior to boil. Using my new 10 gallon boil pan and 7.5 kw propane ring and a 90 minute boil. I ended up with just over 5 gallons. Gravity nearly 1080!
I sparged until the liquid was no longer sweet. Should I have just run off more liquor. Should I leave the lid on and turn down the gas. Should I just add water to get to a lower gravity.
I have been grain brewing for over a year now and the results have been great, but always quite a bit stronger than I intended to achieve.
I am losing too much liquid during my boil.
Today I was brewing a pale ale.
7kg of Maris grain. I produced 7 gallons prior to boil. Using my new 10 gallon boil pan and 7.5 kw propane ring and a 90 minute boil. I ended up with just over 5 gallons. Gravity nearly 1080!
I sparged until the liquid was no longer sweet. Should I have just run off more liquor. Should I leave the lid on and turn down the gas. Should I just add water to get to a lower gravity.
I have been grain brewing for over a year now and the results have been great, but always quite a bit stronger than I intended to achieve.