Snafu
Well-Known Member
Been doing a little reading and trying to decide if it's really worth it. I didn't do a mashout on my last brew, had way better efficiency #'s, no issues with a stuck sparge, and didn't drop my mash pH near as bad because my grain/water ratio was much higher. I know it denatures the enzymes and stops starch conversion. I know makes my mash more viscous, but like I said, my sparge ran fine. Perhaps it would be more beneficial to a wheat or other adjunct based mash.
Is this just another example of a crazy rumor, like hot side aeration?
Is it just tradition?
Is it better suited for batch spargers?
I mean come on, I read somewhere on here yesterday that a guy gained 25 points from doing a mashout. I'm already running my brew machine at 85-90% efficiency. Don't get me wrong, I've always been the guy that did a mashout, its always been a PITA to hit the 170, its always robbed me of a couple of valuable gallons of sparge water that I actually stole from my mash by doing it at 1.25 qts/lb. I was nervous with the last brew and not doing the mashout, but the #'s don't lie. I did better without it.
Of course I haven't tasted it yet, might taste like arse.
Is this just another example of a crazy rumor, like hot side aeration?
Is it just tradition?
Is it better suited for batch spargers?
I mean come on, I read somewhere on here yesterday that a guy gained 25 points from doing a mashout. I'm already running my brew machine at 85-90% efficiency. Don't get me wrong, I've always been the guy that did a mashout, its always been a PITA to hit the 170, its always robbed me of a couple of valuable gallons of sparge water that I actually stole from my mash by doing it at 1.25 qts/lb. I was nervous with the last brew and not doing the mashout, but the #'s don't lie. I did better without it.
Of course I haven't tasted it yet, might taste like arse.