GrumpyPaul
Well-Known Member
After lots of reading about step mashing I figured it was time to give it a go.
The plan was start with 13.5p @ 50 deg, dough in.
After 15 minds add 6.5 p boiling water
Which should have given me 20 p at 67 deg.
What happened..
Started with 15p @ 55deg figured close enough and doughed in.
15 minds the urn is boiling but temp its 93 set...figured close enough
Added 6l but this bought the temp up to 71...a bit b higher than the 67 I was aiming for.
So I added 2l of cold water. Which dropped the temp down to 61.
So I ended up turn the element and tired to save scorching the grain or the bag...eventually got it up to 67 to start the mash.
At mash out I now had more water than planned. So I only added s much boiling wateras the urn would take....still not hot enough. So on comes the heat and stirring again.
I got there and mashed out at 72 for 15 mins.
Well despite the hiccups I am pleased to say at the end of the brew, after adding a few litres to the end of the boil to get the intended vol, I was pretty much spot on the planned figures.
I should have had 18 litres at 1.045
I end up with 17 at 1.047...perhaps I should have just added another litre.
Pretty pleased with myself for aiming for and getting some accuracy. Usually I am hit and miss "she'll be right" brewer.
The plan was start with 13.5p @ 50 deg, dough in.
After 15 minds add 6.5 p boiling water
Which should have given me 20 p at 67 deg.
What happened..
Started with 15p @ 55deg figured close enough and doughed in.
15 minds the urn is boiling but temp its 93 set...figured close enough
Added 6l but this bought the temp up to 71...a bit b higher than the 67 I was aiming for.
So I added 2l of cold water. Which dropped the temp down to 61.
So I ended up turn the element and tired to save scorching the grain or the bag...eventually got it up to 67 to start the mash.
At mash out I now had more water than planned. So I only added s much boiling wateras the urn would take....still not hot enough. So on comes the heat and stirring again.
I got there and mashed out at 72 for 15 mins.
Well despite the hiccups I am pleased to say at the end of the brew, after adding a few litres to the end of the boil to get the intended vol, I was pretty much spot on the planned figures.
I should have had 18 litres at 1.045
I end up with 17 at 1.047...perhaps I should have just added another litre.
Pretty pleased with myself for aiming for and getting some accuracy. Usually I am hit and miss "she'll be right" brewer.