Silk City Distillers Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Keep in mind that corn yield can be all over the place. Inputs Corn = 350 lbs at 33 ppg = 11,550 ppg Unmalted Wheat = 110 lbs at 34.5ppg = 3,795 ppg Peated Malt - 55 lbs at 37.5ppg = 2,062.5 ppg Total = 17,407.5 ppg Maximum Gravity 17,407.5 / 250 gallons water = 69.63 or 1.0696 SG potential (15 plato) 61.1 / 69.63 = 87.7% Efficiency = This is not terrible. Someone check my math, it's early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 For your original post - 250 gal water, 350# corn, 220# malted wheat, 55# malt: Inputs Corn = 350 lbs at 33 ppg = 11,550 ppg Unmalted Wheat = 220 lbs at 37 ppg = 8,140 ppg Malt - 55 lbs at 32 ppg = 1760 ppg Total = 21,450 ppg Maximum Gravity 21,450 / 250 gallons water = 85.8 or 1.0858 SG potential (16 plato) 65.4 / 85.8 = 76.2% Efficiency My initial response was a bit of a swag at 19 plato - that would of been about 91% efficiency. What's obvious here is between the two cases, you picked up significant efficiency by reducing the mash thickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewstilla Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Thanks Silk. The other major variable I believe increasing efficiency in addition to a thinner mash, is the fact that the corn in the second example was hammer milled to flour as opposed to a horrible rough crack on the first. Appreciate all inputs as I continue to get this dialed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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