Supergrump
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this weekend or the next I'll be brewing a Wee Heavy / Strong Scotch ale (using no-sparge) and following it with a parti-gyle (which makes for a long brew day). I only have one burner, so I'll have to queue up the 2 boils. I'm trying to plan out the logistics for this...
During the Wee Heavy mash I'll heat the sparge water for the parti-gyle. Then drain the first mash and boil for 90 min, with kettle caramelization. After the first runnings are boiling, I'll add the sparge water for my parti-gyle.
First question is should I lauter the parti-gyle immediately or keep it in the mash tun for the next 2(ish) hours? If it stays in the mash tun it will likely keep its temp, give or take a few degrees. If I lauter it out it will cool but it won't be sitting on somewhat spent grains. I'm guessing lautering immediately is the best option...
Next question: when I'm ready to boil the parti-gyle, would there be any harm / benefit if I poured the 2nd batch of wort over top of the trub and spent hops from the 1st boil? I'm mostly trying to save the trouble of washing 2 different boil kettles, or washing the same one twice, but maybe it might pick up some of the kettle caramelization and additional hop utilization from the first boil. Would there be any harm? Is it stupid to pour my 2nd batch of wort over top of all the crap that I'm supposed to remove during the cold-break?
The only stupid question is the one not asked, hey?
During the Wee Heavy mash I'll heat the sparge water for the parti-gyle. Then drain the first mash and boil for 90 min, with kettle caramelization. After the first runnings are boiling, I'll add the sparge water for my parti-gyle.
First question is should I lauter the parti-gyle immediately or keep it in the mash tun for the next 2(ish) hours? If it stays in the mash tun it will likely keep its temp, give or take a few degrees. If I lauter it out it will cool but it won't be sitting on somewhat spent grains. I'm guessing lautering immediately is the best option...
Next question: when I'm ready to boil the parti-gyle, would there be any harm / benefit if I poured the 2nd batch of wort over top of the trub and spent hops from the 1st boil? I'm mostly trying to save the trouble of washing 2 different boil kettles, or washing the same one twice, but maybe it might pick up some of the kettle caramelization and additional hop utilization from the first boil. Would there be any harm? Is it stupid to pour my 2nd batch of wort over top of all the crap that I'm supposed to remove during the cold-break?
The only stupid question is the one not asked, hey?