carl_g
Well-Known Member
2 questions:
1. 1st time using a cooler. I had only used DB's method prior. I used a 2 gallon igloo. 4lbs of grain, 5.5 qts of water there was not a lot of headroom.
I lost like 6.5 degrees over an hour long mash. I imagine most of the heat escaped from the lid as it is not well insulated. Is there anything I can do next time to minimize my temp loss? I am thinking that I may need to get a different cooler with a better insulated top.
2. I heated my sparge water up to 180F. I should have gone for 190F. My temp inside the cooler was only around 160F. I was shooting for an OG of 1.041 but it came out to about 1.040/1.039. Is this because of the low sparge temp or is it a combination of both problems(mash temp loss+ low sparge temp)
Thanks in advance.
Carl
1. 1st time using a cooler. I had only used DB's method prior. I used a 2 gallon igloo. 4lbs of grain, 5.5 qts of water there was not a lot of headroom.
I lost like 6.5 degrees over an hour long mash. I imagine most of the heat escaped from the lid as it is not well insulated. Is there anything I can do next time to minimize my temp loss? I am thinking that I may need to get a different cooler with a better insulated top.
2. I heated my sparge water up to 180F. I should have gone for 190F. My temp inside the cooler was only around 160F. I was shooting for an OG of 1.041 but it came out to about 1.040/1.039. Is this because of the low sparge temp or is it a combination of both problems(mash temp loss+ low sparge temp)
Thanks in advance.
Carl