Do you add water to the grain or grain to the water?

[GilaMinumBeer]

A little of both, somewhat.

On my system I add foundation water, then grain, then backfill with water. All cold!

I stir with a drill powered mud mixer to break up dough balls and release any air pockets and then let it all rest for about 5 minutes.

Then, I start my pump slowly and open it up gradually until it's running full bore. Then I start the heat cycle using flame until I get 5 degrees past my target temp. By then my RIMS has started self-regulating. I shut down the flame and the hotter mash at the bottom of the vessel blends with the cooler stuff over top and I hit my target rest temp every time, perfectly.

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

I add water to the grain...because I'm lazy, that's all. I don't think there is any other notable difference except that I don't want to add grain twice. Just dump all the grain in, dump all the water in, then stir well.

 

[buzzkill]

when I am maxing out my mash tun,I add grain first.then as much of the water as I can. just to make sure I get it all in.
For the normal brew its water first.

 

[brrman]

When you come over Saturday, you will see me do it water first, and you will see why I have to.

#1 preheat
#2 sight gauge measures the water transfer to the MLT

Yeah I was pretty sure I would have to go to water first when I move up to 10 gal batches. Right now I can lift the HLT/pot and dump the water in - won't be able to do that after I graduate (I don;t work out... LOL).

 

[khiddy]

I had dough balls once. My doctor prescribed 22oz of homebrew, three times daily.

I love my doctor.

 

[DonArmando]

Dump grains into preheated mlt and -oh- it's a 48q like in the US....the only thing we have in commone here with the US are Coleman's coolers....

 

[kedash]

That's been my method for 11 years and it's always worked great.

I can vouch for this man and his method since I saw it first hand a couple weeks ago when he helped me with my first AG.

Denny, we bottled it on Saturday. Thanks again. Dan

 

[Denny]

Wow, that was quick, Dan!

 

[kedash]

Wow, that was quick, Dan!

Brewed Sunday, April 19th. Bottled on Saturday, May 9th after 20 days in primary, skipped the secondary. Final Gravity .010. Two pics attached.

Kinda pretty eh? Oh, and the beer looks good too.

 

[Denny]

Hmmmmm.....not so quick after all! Guess you lose track of time when you're an old fart like me!

 

[Asbestos]

Add grain to water, just like you 'outta.

Oh, and the beer looks good too.

can't taste it but what I can see makes me thirsty

 

[EvilTOJ]

I had really bad doughballs once, until I switched brands of underwear.

 

[rico567]

After reading this thread, I voted "both" on the poll, because the response "neither" is not provided. It's clear that there is no technically correct answer to the question.....and, after all, this is about technique.

 

[kinison_fan]

I do both.
Surprised to see I'm way in the minority (based on the voting results).