Alouyius Phlegm
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Hello all,
Well today was my first try at BIAB using a 40 litre electric urn (2nd hand at an Auction house for $40).....
After a very short while I am now pretty concerned I've wasted a stack of grain!!!!
Anyway, I am using a digital thermometer with a probe (from IKEA - new last week) in the urn and its showing 68 before I add the grain. I add the grain and it shows 68 still. Stirred and agitated but after 30 minutes when went to stir and accidently touched the liquid, its very cold.... like tap water cold.... my thermometer still showing 68......
I am now an hour through the mash, at what I now reckon to be 30 degrees max..... Thermometer faithfully showing 68.....
I take it this is a lesson to be learned from and that I should not waste my hops by boiling this soup like stuff.....
Lesson being, get a thermometer that works....
Thanks all
Well today was my first try at BIAB using a 40 litre electric urn (2nd hand at an Auction house for $40).....
After a very short while I am now pretty concerned I've wasted a stack of grain!!!!
Anyway, I am using a digital thermometer with a probe (from IKEA - new last week) in the urn and its showing 68 before I add the grain. I add the grain and it shows 68 still. Stirred and agitated but after 30 minutes when went to stir and accidently touched the liquid, its very cold.... like tap water cold.... my thermometer still showing 68......
I am now an hour through the mash, at what I now reckon to be 30 degrees max..... Thermometer faithfully showing 68.....
I take it this is a lesson to be learned from and that I should not waste my hops by boiling this soup like stuff.....
Lesson being, get a thermometer that works....
Thanks all