First Partial Mash - Question about procedure

[Fionnbharr]

Quick newbie question:

In the mash tun -- after it's pre-heated, do you add the water to the malts or do you add the malts to the water?

(Joe Summerjob, manning the cash register at the LHBS, didn't know / couldn't tell me.)



[Answer from replies: "Add the Grains to the heated water"]

 

[onipar]

Quick newbie question:

In the mash tun -- after it's pre-heated, do you add the water to the malts or do you add the malts to the water?

(Joe Summerjob, manning the cash register at the LHBS, didn't know / couldn't tell me.)

I haven't actually done this yet, so take it with a grain of salt, but I believe you add the grain to the water, mixing it while you do to avoid dough balls. I think it's called "doughing in."

 

[boomtown25]

I did it last night. You add the grains to the water. I heated my water to 165 with the brew bag in the water. Then I added (in about 3 different pours) all my grains (5 lbs) and mixed with my stir rod until all the grains were completely wet with no dough balls. I used 2 gallons of water and my pot is 7.5 gallons. There was plenty of room for the grains to move around, that is until they began soaking up all the water. I did that for 45 minutes and then trasnfered the grain bag to my other 7.5 pot with 2 gallons of water at 165 and stirred it around for 10-15 minutes. Then I removed bag and set aside and poured both together. When I added my grains it dropped my water temp down to 154 and I put the lid on and my pots held the heat for my time I wanted. I have heard stirring it loses heat, but I actually had to stir to bring the temp down and at one point threw some ice in.

 

[lestershy]

ADD WATER FIRST! I just figured this out during my last brew.
Question; If you have a mashtun, why not go all grain? Just a thought.

 

[heferly]

ADD WATER FIRST! I just figured this out during my last brew.
Question; If you have a mashtun, why not go all grain? Just a thought.

personally, i can't do full boils, so i partial for now...gotta get that turkey fryer!

 

[boomtown25]

Go to Academy Sports- They have a turkey fryer for under 30 bucks that will get the job done! Plus they have MEAN prices on aluminum pots of all sizes. I bought a 7.5 gallon one for $19.95 that came with lid, thermometer and the turkey rack (although I bought it for brewing).

P.S.- If you get aluminum which is fine and actually heats up and cools quicker that SS, make sure you boil a full batch of water in if first for an hour and pour out. Also DO NOT use oxyclean on it- it will mess it up.

 

[Fionnbharr]

ADD WATER FIRST! I just figured this out during my last brew.
Question; If you have a mashtun, why not go all grain? Just a thought.

I'm not going all-grain because I can't do a full-sized boil, yet.

 

[Fionnbharr]

Go to Academy Sports- They have a turkey fryer for under 30 bucks that will get the job done! Plus they have MEAN prices on aluminum pots of all sizes.

Never heard of 'Academy Sports'. Must be a regional store/chain?

 

[lestershy]

I'm not going all-grain because I can't do a full-sized boil, yet.

I am currently doing split boils and it's working out pretty well. I just boil the first and second runnings separately and combine in the fermenter.