onelegout

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Help! I missed my mash temp (152*F) by 12*F (I got 140*F)

Grains: 4230 grams
Water: 3 gallons

How much water do I add and at what temp to get 152*F???


Thanks
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Green Bay Rackers--Mash Calculators

Check there...

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9.25# grain mashed with 3 gal water = 1.3qts per lb
currently sitting at 140dF needs to go to 152dF
add 2.8 quarts of boiling water....

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For me I would use about the same amount of water at 1.25 qts per pound. But the water would be at 164F.

What temp was your water? What do you use for a mashtun?

A common problem is failing to preheat the mashtun (cooler). You will also need to stir vigorously, otherwise you might get the wrong temps from certain parts of the mashtun.

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Next time, try using some beer software like Beer Smith. You tell it what your equipment is, grain temp and desired qt/lb and mash temp, and it tells you exactly what temp the water should be to get you to your mash temp. I brewed today and hit my 154* to the tee.

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Hi guys,
First off, thanks to Greenwoodrover!
I didn't get the water all the way up to boiling point, but managed to get it to the right temp and it worked perfectly; hit my target post-boil SG spot on

Thanks to everyone else that gave advice - trubadour I do use brewsmith but only had my mac laptop with me and beersmith is on my work pc upstairs so I was in a bit of a panic.

The reason why I missed my temp is I knocked the strainer off whilst stirring the mash in and had to empty the tun into a pot and then pour it back in!! such a disaster but it turned out ok : )

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