pauswa
Active Member
This morning I spent four hours doing Brew in a Bag. I used my new Corona mill to crush my grains for my two-gallon batch of beer on my stovetop. I had modified the mill with a few washers on it so the crush looks perfect. I made an English mild that is probably around 1.035 OG. Everything went perfectly with my BIAB, but when I was just about the measure the OG, the stupid hydrometer fell on the floor and broke! Now I'll never know what my efficiency was with my new Corona mill and this batch of mild.
When I was mashing, I put the whole pot in the oven that I had preheated to warm (170 degrees), then turned off right when I put the mash in. My mash stayed at 153 degrees for 75 minutes! Every 20 minutes or so I would turn the oven back on to warm (170 degrees) for about two minutes, then turn it back off. It was amazing to see the temperature didn't even fluctuate at all!
Anyway, I will buy a Brix refractometer since those hydrometers are crap. They are way too fragile. It broke on the kitchen floor, and I don't want my dogs walking in there and getting hurt.
Very annoying!
When I was mashing, I put the whole pot in the oven that I had preheated to warm (170 degrees), then turned off right when I put the mash in. My mash stayed at 153 degrees for 75 minutes! Every 20 minutes or so I would turn the oven back on to warm (170 degrees) for about two minutes, then turn it back off. It was amazing to see the temperature didn't even fluctuate at all!
Anyway, I will buy a Brix refractometer since those hydrometers are crap. They are way too fragile. It broke on the kitchen floor, and I don't want my dogs walking in there and getting hurt.
Very annoying!