Horses_n_Brew
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Did my third all grain (well, threw in 0.4 lb Amber DME because it was left over) this weekend and have had ok time to conversion (40 min - 1 hr) in the past. This time it took over an hour and I don't know why. Here's the grain bill:
6.4 oz Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract 2.52 %
7 lbs MO Pale (3.0 SRM) Grain 44.03 %
5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 31.45 %
2 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 12.58 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 6.29 %
8.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.14 %
The MO was getting older and I have had slow conversions before when using it as the only malt, but adding in some 2 row pale has sped up the conversion in the past. I am using a 10 gallon Thermos mash/lauter tun and hit my temperatures (149 F) spot on. My mash water temp was 164.9 (ish) - is that causing some of the enzymes to denature and thereby the slow conversion?
Thanks in advance!
6.4 oz Amber Dry Extract (12.5 SRM) Dry Extract 2.52 %
7 lbs MO Pale (3.0 SRM) Grain 44.03 %
5 lbs Pale Malt (2 Row) US (2.0 SRM) Grain 31.45 %
2 lbs Pilsner (2 Row) Ger (2.0 SRM) Grain 12.58 %
1 lbs Caramel/Crystal Malt - 20L (20.0 SRM) Grain 6.29 %
8.0 oz Oats, Flaked (1.0 SRM) Grain 3.14 %
The MO was getting older and I have had slow conversions before when using it as the only malt, but adding in some 2 row pale has sped up the conversion in the past. I am using a 10 gallon Thermos mash/lauter tun and hit my temperatures (149 F) spot on. My mash water temp was 164.9 (ish) - is that causing some of the enzymes to denature and thereby the slow conversion?
Thanks in advance!