Champurrado
Well-Known Member
F___'IT!
10 lbs of grain down the toilet.
I'm ready to throw the MLT out the back door.
First, I heated 3.5 gallons of water to start to mash and when I poured it into the MLT the valve started pouring water out the seal.
The idiot that put together the unit forgot to tighten the valve threads around the O ring.
Had to toss the water, fix it and start boiling all over again.
Since it was my first time, I preheated MLT and when the 2nd boil was ready, I filled up the MLT with the water, calculated to the right temp to reach a strike of 152.
Added my grain and took a temp reading - It was over 162!
Quickly added 2 qts of cold water to adjust it and the temp dropped to 138!
I grabbed more strike water at 168 and added it but it didn't raise the temp.
I'm stuck with 10 lbs of grain sitting at 145 degrees in way more strike water than I wanted.
I'm tossing it.
Crap!
10 lbs of grain down the toilet.
I'm ready to throw the MLT out the back door.
First, I heated 3.5 gallons of water to start to mash and when I poured it into the MLT the valve started pouring water out the seal.
The idiot that put together the unit forgot to tighten the valve threads around the O ring.
Had to toss the water, fix it and start boiling all over again.
Since it was my first time, I preheated MLT and when the 2nd boil was ready, I filled up the MLT with the water, calculated to the right temp to reach a strike of 152.
Added my grain and took a temp reading - It was over 162!
Quickly added 2 qts of cold water to adjust it and the temp dropped to 138!
I grabbed more strike water at 168 and added it but it didn't raise the temp.
I'm stuck with 10 lbs of grain sitting at 145 degrees in way more strike water than I wanted.
I'm tossing it.
Crap!