Ok, ok, i hit submit and then noted I typed Mach not Mash! It is not going that Fast!! Sorry
I did my first AG several weeks ago and when I used BeerSmith to calculate the water temp I was hoping to achieve 154 and instead hit 149.
11.25 lbs Grain about 65F
14.06 qts Water at 167F
Cooler heated with boiling water an hour before and empty temp was 120F.
Outside temp was about 60 and windy.
Cooler is a 36qt Igloo cooler with a cooper manifold. I lost one degree over an hour - FWIW.
Getting ready to do another batch this weekend and was wondering, if I should raise the water temp up, from the last time, or just do it the same and see if the same results happen, (Not a fluke of the Thermo or something). I believe a one time error is not always enough to make a judgement on.
If I was to raise the water temp what would your recommend? Just a few degrees and that way if I am low I just need to add 1qt or less of boiling water, or try to make up the adjustment all the way.
Thanks.
I did my first AG several weeks ago and when I used BeerSmith to calculate the water temp I was hoping to achieve 154 and instead hit 149.
11.25 lbs Grain about 65F
14.06 qts Water at 167F
Cooler heated with boiling water an hour before and empty temp was 120F.
Outside temp was about 60 and windy.
Cooler is a 36qt Igloo cooler with a cooper manifold. I lost one degree over an hour - FWIW.
Getting ready to do another batch this weekend and was wondering, if I should raise the water temp up, from the last time, or just do it the same and see if the same results happen, (Not a fluke of the Thermo or something). I believe a one time error is not always enough to make a judgement on.
If I was to raise the water temp what would your recommend? Just a few degrees and that way if I am low I just need to add 1qt or less of boiling water, or try to make up the adjustment all the way.
Thanks.