Truble
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Started my first AG tonight. Made my equipment, and have other posts on it, suffice it to say I have a rect. cooler MLT w/ a braided stainless manifold.
Strike temp for water was 168*F-had trouble hitting the correct mash temp, but I think that my thermometers are wrong, and I overestimated the temp of the grain when calculating the strike temp. To be sure, I went a little higher on the sparge. I also added another gallon to the mash at the beginning at a higher temp to bring it up a little, and decreased the sparge by the same. Just vorlaufed and drained the first runnings. The MLT drains nice-very happy so far. The sparge is resting right now, and I am going to drain it in5 minutes and start my boil.
Strike temp for water was 168*F-had trouble hitting the correct mash temp, but I think that my thermometers are wrong, and I overestimated the temp of the grain when calculating the strike temp. To be sure, I went a little higher on the sparge. I also added another gallon to the mash at the beginning at a higher temp to bring it up a little, and decreased the sparge by the same. Just vorlaufed and drained the first runnings. The MLT drains nice-very happy so far. The sparge is resting right now, and I am going to drain it in5 minutes and start my boil.