That's about as full a mash tun as I can get. 33lbs of grain, and 11 gallons of water. I figured out my thermometer is shitty, so my mash was a little on the low side (147F). I think it will be OK though. My efficiency however, blows!!! I was suppose to have 13 gallons at 1.056 and I had 1.5 at 1.044 so its been a long boil so far.

You cant tell but that mash paddle had just been fished out of the tun. I was looking everywhere for it then I realized it had fallen into the mash! So this beer will be henceforth called: Mash Paddle Pale Ale

This is what a boil over looks like right before it happens. It was close.

I think i need more BTU's and I have to find a way to get my efficiency up. I built this recipe on 60% efficiency, and its going to go down from that. This is the first beer I've made on my new system that's over 1.060, and I've got more in the pipeline, so something has to give.

Either way, the worst day brewing beats the shit out of nest day working!

Cheers!