Well, not really, but kinda a screw up. I mashed in at 8:10, and everything looked good. 152. Went inside to brew some coffee and came back out - the hose had dropped down, and I was lautering on the garage floor. I lost about a gallon. It wasn't really sticky, so I think a lot of the conversion had not happened. I had my sparge water heating, so it only took a couple of minutes to replace that and then I mopped up the mess.
I know it is going to lower the gravity and I'm not going to get the color I usually get, but I'm going to press on.
I think it is time to install a real valve on my mash tun. Crap.
I know it is going to lower the gravity and I'm not going to get the color I usually get, but I'm going to press on.
I think it is time to install a real valve on my mash tun. Crap.