English "sparge" method

[Patstarr777]

I built my MLT. Brewing tomorrow!

 

[barrooze]

I built my MLT. Brewing tomorrow!

Whatcha making?

 

[barrooze]

I agree with the other posters, but one thing is for sure: from now on I will only ever call them rubbings.

+1. Awesome. Gotta love phone spelling corrections.

 

[Patstarr777]

Whatcha making?

I'm helping my son brew a porter and I'm brewing an ESB

 

[barrooze]

Awesome! Sounds like an awesome time! Brewed with my dad in Nov and he loved it. I wish you guys a pleasant brewday!

 

[Patstarr777]

Awesome! Sounds like an awesome time! Brewed with my dad in Nov and he loved it. I wish you guys a pleasant brewday!

Thanks! It's the opposite with me and my kid, I got him interested.

 

[barrooze]

Thanks! It's the opposite with me and my kid, I got him interested.

You know, it almost isnt the opposite. My wife (then gf) bought my a beginner kit in 04, but my dad was brewing in the early 80s but stopped in the late 80s. That was what really peaked my interest. I hope to peak my own sons interest in the craft when he's old enough.

 

[Patstarr777]

What? My son's only 4!

J/K ......24

 

[barrooze]

Nice! my son turns 1 next week!

 

[Patstarr777]

You're a puppy...guess that makes me an old fart.

 

[barrooze]

You're a puppy...guess that makes me an old fart.

Cheers to the old farts!

 

[Patstarr777]

I can make REALLY REALLY BIG beers in 10 gal batches

Well, I followed your advice and got really horrible efficiency (59%) and I don't know why.

 

[Patstarr777]

I think I figured out what went wrong. I think my thermometer got knocked off by about 13 degrees. When I thought I was mashing at 154 I was actually mashing around 141.

 

[Gremlyn]

Ouch, yeah that would cause some pretty terrible efficiency It would compound your problem by not sparging hot enough.

 

[Patstarr777]

I'm looking for a new thermometer now.