cweston
Well-Known Member
Everything has gone smoothly so far.
I pre-heated my cooler with about 3 gallons of water at about 165.
Mashed in about 10 minutes ago: hit my mash temp with about a pint less strike water than I calculated (not bad). Rather than adjust my volumes on the fly, I just waited a couple minutes for that last pint of strike water to drop to 152 and added it to the mash. Temp still dead on.
At 1.25 Qts per pound of grain, the mash looks a little thinner than I expected. Maybe I should go a little drier next time?
What is the effect of a thinner or thicker mash, anyway?
So far, no worries. I took some pics, but I'll probably take the camera with me to work Monday and upload them from there. (Because I use a Mac at work and that kind of stuff is way easier on mac + iphoto.)
I pre-heated my cooler with about 3 gallons of water at about 165.
Mashed in about 10 minutes ago: hit my mash temp with about a pint less strike water than I calculated (not bad). Rather than adjust my volumes on the fly, I just waited a couple minutes for that last pint of strike water to drop to 152 and added it to the mash. Temp still dead on.
At 1.25 Qts per pound of grain, the mash looks a little thinner than I expected. Maybe I should go a little drier next time?
What is the effect of a thinner or thicker mash, anyway?
So far, no worries. I took some pics, but I'll probably take the camera with me to work Monday and upload them from there. (Because I use a Mac at work and that kind of stuff is way easier on mac + iphoto.)