Chayes0724
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This may be a bit of a stupid question. But I am struggling a bit with mash tun temperature and have a feeling it may be the size of my mash tun. I bought a 10 gallon home depot cooler and converted it to a mash tun. However, im only doing 5 gallon batches at the moment. Which means my mash is about 3.5 gallons plus grains. Could this be the reason I am losing about 3-5 degrees during my mash, just too much empty space in my mash tun? Also, it always seems to me I hit my mash temperature until I stir my mash after an hour. The top of the mash seems to be perfect, then I notice a huge (5 degree) drop in temperature after I stir. Should I be stirring my mash or just sticking the temp probe all the way to the bottom of the mash tun. Thanks in advance!