I just partial mashed
4 lb grain
1 lb specialty grain
1 lb flaked barley
For a stout.
I added 5 lb extract.
I got OG 1.036 which seems on target for 5 lb extract...but it seems it should be higher with the converted sugars.
My mash looks like this.
Heat water to 160F, add to a plastic cooler to preheat.
Dump preheat water.
Add grains and 7.5 liters 163 F water.
Then check temp...too low. I wanted 150, I got 130. Put mash in pot and heated to 159 F. Put back in cooler, let sit 90 minutes. Temp dropped tp 155.
Added it to the wort. Added extract and hops, etc.
Tried a starch test but was inconclusive. The stout beer was too dark to tell if there was a color change.
And can anyone give me a better system for using a beer cooler as a masher?
4 lb grain
1 lb specialty grain
1 lb flaked barley
For a stout.
I added 5 lb extract.
I got OG 1.036 which seems on target for 5 lb extract...but it seems it should be higher with the converted sugars.
My mash looks like this.
Heat water to 160F, add to a plastic cooler to preheat.
Dump preheat water.
Add grains and 7.5 liters 163 F water.
Then check temp...too low. I wanted 150, I got 130. Put mash in pot and heated to 159 F. Put back in cooler, let sit 90 minutes. Temp dropped tp 155.
Added it to the wort. Added extract and hops, etc.
Tried a starch test but was inconclusive. The stout beer was too dark to tell if there was a color change.
And can anyone give me a better system for using a beer cooler as a masher?