So I am in the middle of mashing my simcoe IPA. Started mash at 151, went to stir at 30 minute mark, and I'm at 149 now. Is this ok. I'd imagine it is going to drop a little lower by 60 minute mark...
Well, mash ended at around 147 degrees. I'm not sure what happened this time. I usually only lose a degree or two. How is this going to affect the beer? Is it going to be ok?
Yeah, it will be great. I try to mash between 150-155.
You might want to find out why your mash temps dipped so low. Did you preheat your cooler with hot water? Is there a leak in your cooler? I noticed recently that there was a slit near the handle and I was loosing a lot of heat from there. I have recently blocked it with a wet paper towel.
Well, just finished everything up. Hit my gravity and everything turned out good. It will probably be drier then expected, but for an IPA this will probably be ok. I'm excited about it!