Whelp..... Missed my numbers a little... 1.100 after adding a couple quarts of water to the fermenter (my boil off rate is still a little low in BeerSmith and the 90 min boil didn't help). By the time I adjusted The recipe for my system I was looking for a 1.099 OG so, not bad after the water addition.
I did old world CSI v.19 double decoction ( one to get to sacch rest and a second for the MO raise). Used my old 8 gallon HLT for boiling the mash and I was glad it has a thermometer on it. The mash boils around the edge of the pot before the whole mass comes to a boil so, by stirring and using the thermometer, I was able to get positive feed back for when I was actually boiling the mash.
Also. My first attempt at this I had a 10 gallon kettle so I only did a 60 min boil. In retrospect, that was a mistake as I ended up with some fairly strong DMS notes. This year I upgraded to a 15 gal kettle and did the 90 min with zero issues. Also got to play with my new Xmas present too...
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