Mash Paddle.....why?

[Brew-boy]

5 bucks, 4 bucks, next post it'll be 3 bucks

Come on give a guy a break if he had to many IPA's over a buck!

 

[Kevin Dean]

I made mine out of a scrap piece of oak a Jigsaw and router.

What do routers have to do with this?

 

[tbulger]

I dont see many people using what i use, pretty cheap and easy. A large grill spatula, wood on top, metal on the bottom. Good and sturdy for breaking up dough balls and cheap.

 

[Yuri_Rage]

I usually mash 30+ lbs of grain in a 60 qt cooler. The plastic mash paddles are worthless for that sort of thing. I've taken to using a drill operated paint stirrer. As long as I keep it submerged, aeration is no issue.

I got lazy during my last batch and just used a plastic spoon that didn't reach the bottom of the tun. When I dumped the mash tun, I had a ton of dough balls (easily a couple of pounds) at the bottom. I still reached my target of 80% efficiency. But if I'd broken the dough balls up, I bet I'd have been able to collect another couple of gallons of runnings for a bigger batch of beer!

 

[attitude]

I am more of tim "the tool man" talyor and i bought the biggest baddest paddle i could find........36" of SS for $24.00

 

[SuperiorBrew]

What do routers have to do with this?

My router will kick your routers ass

 

[ScubaSteve]

If you slowly add the grain to the water and mix it in at several points during this addition, dough balls shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Dr Malt]

Minnkota!! Works great!!

Not so great for lautering.

Dr Malt

 

[El_Borracho]

How do you guys measure your efficiency? Mind you I haven't done all-grain..

 

[z987k]

I use a mash paddle with my mash canoe when I go rowing down the mash river. Eventually though, I start to approach the Vorlauf Falls and I have to carry my canoe down to the other side. Once there, I continue paddling on the River Wort as little mini-humans toss hop flowers in my general direction and sing songs until my canoe gets stuck in the Krausen.


Willie Wonka's Chocolate factory has nothing on me.

Family guy already did this.

 

[niquejim]

I found some 20" wood salad spoons at Target for $8. They are thick(don't bend) and work great.

 

[martymoat]

If you do not have a proper mash paddle it takes all of the fun out of mashing in. it really does.

 

[jacobyhale]

Here's my new mash paddle. I ordered it through Sysco (I'm a Chef), but I'm sure you can get one at any restaurant supply store. It was $9. Time to break out the drill and saw, it needs some holes.