javajo91
Well-Known Member
ok -i dumped a batch! And i'm feeling much remorse..
Tried my hand at a Wit yesterday.. Thought i had made "Mash Mud". Tried everything to free it to no avail. I even tried manually sparging with strainer...yea..alot of fun. It's 4:30 at this point and my 2 year old is up from nap and my wife is handling both kids..and i'm staring down the barrel of what i think is a hopeless, messy, sticky situation and as i look at my watch my brew time is getting longer and longer...
I dumped my mash.
After dumping i discovered my problem. My home made false bottom (Stainless Steel braid) had totally pinched, stretched and closed up. Ugly but salvageable.
If i had known this i could have dumped my mash, fixed braid, and started over.
Lesson I'll never forget but honestly one that i think i couldn't have learned any other way. Next weekend trying again damnit. That Wit is mine!!
Sympathy appreciated please!!
Tried my hand at a Wit yesterday.. Thought i had made "Mash Mud". Tried everything to free it to no avail. I even tried manually sparging with strainer...yea..alot of fun. It's 4:30 at this point and my 2 year old is up from nap and my wife is handling both kids..and i'm staring down the barrel of what i think is a hopeless, messy, sticky situation and as i look at my watch my brew time is getting longer and longer...
I dumped my mash.
After dumping i discovered my problem. My home made false bottom (Stainless Steel braid) had totally pinched, stretched and closed up. Ugly but salvageable.
If i had known this i could have dumped my mash, fixed braid, and started over.
Lesson I'll never forget but honestly one that i think i couldn't have learned any other way. Next weekend trying again damnit. That Wit is mine!!
Sympathy appreciated please!!