Teaman
Well-Known Member
Just a note on my last batch and of course any responses are appreciated.
My last batch I was shooting for about 151F for mash and after I stirred the grains in I was at 154F. In the end I stirred the mash about 6-8 times during the first 10-12 minutes to bring it down to my target temp. I've never had to do this before. With no further stirring and a 90 minute mash I hit 81.5% efficiency. My norm is 74-75%.
I have read about stirring during mash at 20-30 min intervals but have never read anything about this as a technique. I always do batch sparging with 2 runs of near equal proportions.
I realize that there are many variables but I just thought I'd share my latest experience in case anyone else has done this or wants to try it. I am going to overshoot temp again on my next batch to see if I get similiar results.
My last batch I was shooting for about 151F for mash and after I stirred the grains in I was at 154F. In the end I stirred the mash about 6-8 times during the first 10-12 minutes to bring it down to my target temp. I've never had to do this before. With no further stirring and a 90 minute mash I hit 81.5% efficiency. My norm is 74-75%.
I have read about stirring during mash at 20-30 min intervals but have never read anything about this as a technique. I always do batch sparging with 2 runs of near equal proportions.
I realize that there are many variables but I just thought I'd share my latest experience in case anyone else has done this or wants to try it. I am going to overshoot temp again on my next batch to see if I get similiar results.