comj49
Well-Known Member
I am starting to do partial mashes, and during my last one i pre-heated my cooler with some boiling water, let it cool down, then added tthe grain when it was at strike temp. Will this cause a problem?
Well, since you did it, what was the temp of the mash after you put it into the strike water?I am starting to do partial mashes, and during my last one i pre-heated my cooler with some boiling water, let it cool down, then added tthe grain when it was at strike temp. Will this cause a problem?
Well, since you did it, what was the temp of the mash after you put it into the strike water?
Just to clarify a bit of terminology. Strike temp IS the temp of the water as it accounts for any temp loss due to grain, etc. This shouldn't be confused with mash temp, equilized temp, or target temp. Example, you'd preheat with like 185F, let the cooler absorb heat and you can stir until you hit a strike temp of say 167F. Once you add your cold grain to that, you'll get an equilized mash temp of about 154ish. You might also be able to make your strike temp such that it accounts for grain temp loss AND mashtun heat absorbtion but you really have to know your equipment to make it work (or calibrate it through software over many batches).
Keep in mind that when you finally mix the grain with water, you want to give it a good 5 minutes before you try taking any corrective action. You likely added the cold water while the temp was still dropping.
Enter your email address to join: