Grain absorption factor for Weyermann pale malt

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Grain absorption factor for Weyermann pale malt

Post by spears104 » Sun Mar 23, 2014 9:21 pm

Has anyone else used Weyermann pale malt with a BIAB set-up? I got a bag recently and when I started using it I have been coming up really short on volume. Nothing has changed around my kettle so I'm pretty sure its not an evaporation issue. I had always used the Brewtoad default of 0.83L/kg but today use 1 L/kg and came up short. Most of the reading I have done seems to indicate I should be experiencing the opposite effect. If anyone can help, I'd appreciate it!
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Re: Grain absorption factor for Weyermann pale malt

Post by Woody » Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:41 am

Jason,

I hate to see you hanging. I have no knowledge of absorption with the above malt. When I use my BIAB I set grain absorption as the same and have not had any issues. I have not used this malt. I always take my target volume in gallons plus boil off an then add ( lbs grain multiplied by 0.1 for absorption). Any idea what your volume was when you pulled the bag? Perhaps that could help you figure out what your absorption rate for this malt was. I always thought most grain would absorb roughly the same. :cheers2:

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Re: Grain absorption factor for Weyermann pale malt

Post by spears104 » Tue Mar 25, 2014 3:55 pm

The funny thing here is this started happening when I switched base malts from Great Western 2-row to this Weyermann pale malt.

The next thing I have to do is measure the volume after I pull the bag. I was going to calibrate a dipstick for my kettle to do this. Right now I know what I start and finish with. Measuring the volume in between will let me know where I am screwing up.

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Re: Grain absorption factor for Weyermann pale malt

Post by mr x » Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:00 pm

I don't think any of us use that malt. Where did you get it?

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Post by spears104 » Tue Mar 25, 2014 4:52 pm

Since I don't get to Halifax often, Jeremy (Big Spruce) sells me bags of malt. He started using the Weyermann a few months ago. I'm not sure if he is still using it.
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Post by GuingesRock » Tue Mar 25, 2014 5:26 pm

spears104 wrote:Since I don't get to Halifax often, Jeremy (Big Spruce) sells me bags of malt. He started using the Weyermann a few months ago. I'm not sure if he is still using it.
I'd like to know more about that malt :) how is the beer? Sorry I can't help with the original question. Ask Jeremy if he knows and let us know maybe. You may be the expert on this here.
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Re: Grain absorption factor for Weyermann pale malt

Post by spears104 » Thu Mar 27, 2014 11:18 pm

I'm going to hold off reviewing the malt until I relearn how to make beer. My last three batches with it, or with it as part of the base have been disasters. I'm on a roll!
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Re: Grain absorption factor for Weyermann pale malt

Post by Woody » Fri Mar 28, 2014 12:51 am

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Post by jtmwhyte » Sun Feb 08, 2015 11:07 pm

Reviving an old thread here. I brewed with Weyermann Pale this weekend and did not notice any difference.
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Re: Grain absorption factor for Weyermann pale malt

Post by Tony L » Fri Apr 10, 2015 7:55 pm

jtmwhyte wrote:Reviving an old thread here. I brewed with Weyermann Pale this weekend and did not notice any difference.

I have never used the Weyermann pale but I have used the Weyermann Pils and found it to be better than anything else I had used.

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