F*&^*& Hot Mash

[Spencecore24]

My thermometer deceived me. I was brewing up an IPA last night and the recipe i was following said that once you reach the hour long mash raise the temp to 170 and pull the grains. After the 60 minutes of mash i turned on the burner and the mash accidentally got to hot! I quickly pulled the grains and stirred and killed the heat. The boil and cooling went as per usual. I pitched the yeast at about 8 last night. Upon waking this morning for work (6:30) there seems to be no activity in the air lock. Am i screwed?

 

[Yooper]

My thermometer deceived me. I was brewing up an IPA last night and the recipe i was following said that once you reach the hour long mash raise the temp to 170 and pull the grains. After the 60 minutes of mash i turned on the burner and the mash accidentally got to hot! I quickly pulled the grains and stirred and killed the heat. The boil and cooling went as per usual. I pitched the yeast at about 8 last night. Upon waking this morning for work (6:30) there seems to be no activity in the air lock. Am i screwed?

No, it should be ok. The reason you go up to 170 is to denature the enzymes. It's not critical, and some don't even do that. Going over means that you MAY have possibly increased the risk of tannin extraction, so that's the worst you can expect. so don't worry about it.

 

[TomSD]

Less than 12 hours from pitch... RDWHAHB. Give it a day or two before you start to worry too much.

 

[Spencecore24]

Ended up with a OG of 1.056. So im hoping that everything will be ok.

 

[kellynm]

Like a dumb_ss, I actually boiled my grains for 15 mins... BIAB setup... anyway, the beer turned out great!

#reasonsnottodrinktoomanybeerswhilebrewing

 

[Bernie Brewer]

Like a dumb_ss, I actually boiled my grains for 15 mins... BIAB setup... anyway, the beer turned out great!

#reasonsnottodrinktoomanybeerswhilebrewing

Big deal. So you decocted your entire mash. :cross: