Beer again. Nothing to do with ASP.NET or Azure.
Just finished batch no. 2 of the Perrystown equipment set - a stout, the efficiency of which looks like being a porter. 1.042 if I'm lucky, was aiming for a 1.050.
Funny because I was reading a 1.04 pre-boil, so I reckoned boiloff would bump me up a lot nearer the target. But nay.
Update!
It's been kicking off for the past few days. Long mash & boil time as I was tired and it was late, but all done in the end. Overdid it on the mash water volume again, but am going DME free.
The ideal is: 12.5l initial mash at 67 for an hour, then top up with 7l at 80 for 15 mins, then finally sparge/rinse with 13l at 80 for another 15 mins.
I went with closer to 18l at the start because 12.5 seemed a bit too concentrated, but in the end I just ended up with too much boil volume.
Easy boil - only one 60min hop addition (as it is a stout, after all.)
Chiller worked well outside, even with lots of leakage around the clips. Got it down to 26 or so and pitched rehydrated yeast.
Was straining at the seams within 18 hours. Fingers crossed for a tasty 40-bottle batch in a couple of months.