snipper_cr
Well-Known Member
One of the main reasons I am going AG is the ability to better scale my recipes. I plan on making a smaller mash tun and was going to be making a manifold for the bottom.
My understanding is that since the wort I collect from the mash tun gets boiled, I do not have to be excessively concerned about infection. For instance, I plan on making the manifold out of PVC. The softness of PVC and the scratches/cuts on it would allow bacteria and other not-fun stuff to hide out there and maybe not be killed by sanitizer. But if something WERE to hide out, get into the wort, it would be killed by the boil?
How wide do the openings in the manifold have to be? I was thinking of just taking a hack saw to make some slits. Perhaps there are some tuts on how to make a good manifold/mash tun?
Grain crush seems to be a major problem with efficiency. However, I note crushers are often over $100 and while I am not exactly saying I should sacrifice money for beer quality, I am just exploring other options. When you order from online retailers or LHBS, they often give the option of "Crushed." Is that crush sufficient or would you get low efficiency?
More a random question: The wort you get from your mash... is it possible to boil it down and get your own LME/DME?
Thanks all!
My understanding is that since the wort I collect from the mash tun gets boiled, I do not have to be excessively concerned about infection. For instance, I plan on making the manifold out of PVC. The softness of PVC and the scratches/cuts on it would allow bacteria and other not-fun stuff to hide out there and maybe not be killed by sanitizer. But if something WERE to hide out, get into the wort, it would be killed by the boil?
How wide do the openings in the manifold have to be? I was thinking of just taking a hack saw to make some slits. Perhaps there are some tuts on how to make a good manifold/mash tun?
Grain crush seems to be a major problem with efficiency. However, I note crushers are often over $100 and while I am not exactly saying I should sacrifice money for beer quality, I am just exploring other options. When you order from online retailers or LHBS, they often give the option of "Crushed." Is that crush sufficient or would you get low efficiency?
More a random question: The wort you get from your mash... is it possible to boil it down and get your own LME/DME?
Thanks all!