Northwest IPA

First try at all grain BIAB and I am a little disappointed in the 44% efficiency I hit. I started with 6.5 gallons of water in my kettle with a plan to sparge with 1 additional gallon. Definitely seems like I had too much grain, and with the addition of .5 lb. of rolled oats, the grain turned into a big ball of goo.

I dropped the grain bag in at 165 degrees and, to my horror, watched the water temp drop to blow 140. I had temperature readings all over the place, depending on where I stuck the thermometer. The water could not adequately circulate through the grains. I stirred it as much as I could before closing the lid and letting it sit for an hour.

Lessons learned:

16 lbs of grain is too much, unless you have some way to vorlauf.
Rolled oats should be reserved to smaller grain bills

Brew day: 08/27/18
OG: 1.060

Moved to secondary & added dry hops: 09/02/18
Gravity: 1.018
Gravity on 09/08: 1.016

Bottled: 09/23
FG: 1.016
5.8% ABV

Quick chilled the first bottle tonight - 8 days after bottling and the carbonation is almost perfect. The beer turned out excellent! Fruity aroma with hints of peach, just the right amount of bitterness to complement the malts and up front hops. Could not be happier with this final product! Cheers!