Hey everyone,
I finally bought my own equipment after brewing with a friend for a while. I bought the SSBrewtech Infussion MT and Kettle. I also got the chugger pump and duda energy 30 plate wort chiller. I've made two batches with this new setup and have ended up low in my conical fermenters. I'm only getting 4 gallons into the fermenter and a lower than expected OG. I'm assuming this means I'm not getting full conversion AND losing water somewhere. Now, I've noticed every time I transfer water/wort I end up losing a little in my lines but I don't know how to account for this in BeerSmith. While I'm losing water/wort in the lines, I'd still need to figure out why I'm not getting the correct OG. I'm currently set up to do a single infussion mash with no mashout and fly sparging. using a 5 gallon water cooler as my HLT.
I'd love to hear your input, thanks so much for any help you can provide me with.