brewzombie
Well-Known Member
I've been fairly successful with the extract & steep method and done a stove top partial mash without issue. I decided it was time to build a mini-mash tun (3 gallon with SS braid) and try to do a proper partial mash. I got a stuck sparge almost immediately and could really use some help. I don't know what I did wrong or what to do different next time. Sadly my OG was way off. I was trying to hit a 1.074 and only got 1.055. Probably because I ended up using a strainer to sparge (stove-top styles).
Here's my grains: (5.7 lbs grain)
3.0 lb 2-row Pale Malt
3.0 lb Rye Malt (5 L)
1.5 lb Crystal 60L Malt
0.6 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine
0.6 lb Wheat Malt
+ 0.5 lb rice hulls
I used about 8 L of water in the mash (1.4 L per lb grain). That brought my 3 gallon cooler up to the brim. I could only use another 8 L in the sparge as my kettle only holds 16 L.
Advise? My brewing buddies (who just follow along) laughed their asses off at my disaster! I need help!
Here's my grains: (5.7 lbs grain)
3.0 lb 2-row Pale Malt
3.0 lb Rye Malt (5 L)
1.5 lb Crystal 60L Malt
0.6 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine
0.6 lb Wheat Malt
+ 0.5 lb rice hulls
I used about 8 L of water in the mash (1.4 L per lb grain). That brought my 3 gallon cooler up to the brim. I could only use another 8 L in the sparge as my kettle only holds 16 L.
Advise? My brewing buddies (who just follow along) laughed their asses off at my disaster! I need help!
