So I finally took the plunge this weekend and did my first AG batch. It mostly went well, I made all of the gravities I expected to, was a few degrees low on my mash temp by the end of the rest, but overall everything went well. My biggest dilema was how to measure my strike water and sparge additions volumes? I was using a 10gal pot to heat the water and a cooler style MLT. I ended up using a saucepan that held approx. 6 cups and repeatedly filled it and then dumped it into the MLT. I feel like I lost a lot of heat doing this and it was a PITA. How do people measure the volume from their HLT into the MLT and then measure the volume collected out of the MLT into the boil kettle? I think I did OK for my first attempt, but hope there is a better, and more consistent, way of doing this. Thanks!
PS - The AG thing is way more fun than extract!
PS - The AG thing is way more fun than extract!