Bamsdealer
Well-Known Member
Well only a few months into homebrewing and I have 5 all-grain brews under my belt since I received my mash/lauter tun in May and completely overlooked the mashout step. I have a 10 gallon round drinking cooler as my mash lauter tun. I've been mashing 60-75 minutes with a 1-2 degree temp loss. All my efficiencies have been just over 80% fly sparging wth 175 degree water. By fly sparging, I mean sprinkling hot water over some tin foil with holes as I'm draining my wort. I've been nailing my FG so I don't think the lack of a mashout is hurting me. At this point with consistent efficiencies and predicted FGs, is there a reason to add a mashout into my brew process? What will I gain from a mashout?