bigdongsr94
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So I burnt another batch. It was a wheat and I normally only make IPAs. I would like to be able to make summer wheats but my system just doesn't seem to do it. I have burnt probably close to 10 batches but since have made modifications and I think wheat is my only issue now. I am hoping to hear some positive wheat stories or see a problem with my system, otherwise I may be making a mash tun tonight.
System:4500watt 220vac camco element. MyPin PID controller with PW control for boil. 44 qt bayou with false bottom. Voile bag that sits about 1 in above heater on false bottom.
5 Gal mash 11 lbs grain, 4lbs were wheat. I build my water and test pH so mash thickness is not an issue.
Mashed in at 150 for 60min. Heater does work throughout mash. Pulled bag and dropped it in a 2gal bucket of water for a kind of dunk sparge. It sits while heating the wort close to boiling. I dump the rest of the 2 gal into the boil kettle after about 10 min and once I am up close to boiling I turn the heater onto 50% PW. It boils at a good roll but not too hard for 60 min and I finish as expected. Hit OG but only about 5gal. When transferring to fermenter I notice all the wheat trub and how thick it is down around the heater. Taste a sample 2 days later and it a familiar burnt.
So did I stir while making these heating transitions, probably a little but nothing crazy. I cannot have a failed batch due to stirring a little vs a lot. I also have a pump but it was leaking so I did not use it. It is a very cheap amazon pump and it moves little fluid so I am not sure if it will move enough during brew to minimize scorch. I am not sure if the scorch was during mash, transition to boil, or boil. I suspect on the transition because the heater was on with no pulse for some period and although the bag was pulled there was probably a lot of thick wheat at the bottom but I am not sure. I may go to a mash tun and then back to the eBoil kettle with better PW management. I must admit my sloppy brew was due to a few beers. After my mash was good pH I was pretty relaxed. Any words of wisdom? and stories of long term eBIAB success including wheat beers? Anyone else mash in a cooler and then drain back to the ekettle?
System:4500watt 220vac camco element. MyPin PID controller with PW control for boil. 44 qt bayou with false bottom. Voile bag that sits about 1 in above heater on false bottom.
5 Gal mash 11 lbs grain, 4lbs were wheat. I build my water and test pH so mash thickness is not an issue.
Mashed in at 150 for 60min. Heater does work throughout mash. Pulled bag and dropped it in a 2gal bucket of water for a kind of dunk sparge. It sits while heating the wort close to boiling. I dump the rest of the 2 gal into the boil kettle after about 10 min and once I am up close to boiling I turn the heater onto 50% PW. It boils at a good roll but not too hard for 60 min and I finish as expected. Hit OG but only about 5gal. When transferring to fermenter I notice all the wheat trub and how thick it is down around the heater. Taste a sample 2 days later and it a familiar burnt.
So did I stir while making these heating transitions, probably a little but nothing crazy. I cannot have a failed batch due to stirring a little vs a lot. I also have a pump but it was leaking so I did not use it. It is a very cheap amazon pump and it moves little fluid so I am not sure if it will move enough during brew to minimize scorch. I am not sure if the scorch was during mash, transition to boil, or boil. I suspect on the transition because the heater was on with no pulse for some period and although the bag was pulled there was probably a lot of thick wheat at the bottom but I am not sure. I may go to a mash tun and then back to the eBoil kettle with better PW management. I must admit my sloppy brew was due to a few beers. After my mash was good pH I was pretty relaxed. Any words of wisdom? and stories of long term eBIAB success including wheat beers? Anyone else mash in a cooler and then drain back to the ekettle?
