Ok, got the water up to 170...put in the mash and stirred.. temp did not go down very fast... at all... so it stayed at 160-165 for a few minutes as I figured out what to do... was adding small amounts of cold water and stirring.
At 20 minutes it was down to 152.
Did it already hurt the ability to ferment because it started out too hot?
This is a Brooklyn Brew Shop Smoked Wheat kit.... 1 gallon of course
I can say the grains/malt smell heavenly!
I'll update if I run into any further rookie mistakes.. most likely it will happen ha.
At 20 minutes it was down to 152.
Did it already hurt the ability to ferment because it started out too hot?
This is a Brooklyn Brew Shop Smoked Wheat kit.... 1 gallon of course
I can say the grains/malt smell heavenly!
I'll update if I run into any further rookie mistakes.. most likely it will happen ha.