Hoppus_Poppatopolis
Well-Known Member
So this past weekend I was all eager to brew an American Brown Ale and try out my shiny new home-made copper manifold in my mash tun. I had a few things to do on Saturday so I thought I'd get all set up Friday night so I could jump right in Saturday morning. Mind you, I was well into the Troeg's Double Bocks at this point.
I dutifully set up my mash tun, measured my water into the pot which was perched eagerly on the banjo burner, and ground my grains and poured them into my tun.
Did I mention that this was all in my garage and it was bitterly cold that night?
So Saturday I eagerly start heating the water to the prescribed temperature, pour it into the tun in great anticipation of the forthcoming conversion and scratch my head as my mash temp tops out a full 30 degrees below target. Approximately 5 seconds later I figured out that I was an idiot who started out with a bitter cold cooler and pile of grains.
A couple quarts of boiling water and I'm back to the (almost) correct temp. The melodious fermenter is bubbling contentedly under my desk and all seems well.
The manifold worked great and I hopefully learned a lesson.
I dutifully set up my mash tun, measured my water into the pot which was perched eagerly on the banjo burner, and ground my grains and poured them into my tun.
Did I mention that this was all in my garage and it was bitterly cold that night?
So Saturday I eagerly start heating the water to the prescribed temperature, pour it into the tun in great anticipation of the forthcoming conversion and scratch my head as my mash temp tops out a full 30 degrees below target. Approximately 5 seconds later I figured out that I was an idiot who started out with a bitter cold cooler and pile of grains.
A couple quarts of boiling water and I'm back to the (almost) correct temp. The melodious fermenter is bubbling contentedly under my desk and all seems well.
The manifold worked great and I hopefully learned a lesson.