Owly055
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I did my experimental "no boil" no chill with a small 15 min decoction boil for hop isomerization yesterday.
Total time 79 minutes including crushing grain, and time spent this AM transferring, pitching, and clean up........... That's right, one hour and 19 minutes!!
Process was a 30 minute inline mash, inline meaning I doughed in at 130F doing BIAB, fast heated to 145 from the 120 actual temp after adding grain (about 5 min), then slow heated to 155 at about 3 minutes to the degree. Pulled the grain bag out, and quickly dumped an estimated 3/4 gallon of wort into another pot, put it on high heat, and tossed in my bittering addition as it rapidly came to a boil.... about 5 minutes.... Boiled the decoction for 10 minutes, added my flavor and aroma addition, and boiled an additional 5 minutes for a total of 15 minute boil, and about a 20 minute total operation. The decoction went back into the wort, which raised the wort only to about 155 again, so I put the total back on the stove top and raised the temp to 165 (with the whirlpool hops in it). Covered the pot, and set it in a cool place over night.
This morning, I dumped the starsan out of my fermenter, set it in the sink and poured the wort in, and pitched a container of top crop. Clean up was a breeze, as there was nothing stuck to the pot.... about 7 minutes for the entire morning operation
I didn't keep super accurate record of actual specific times for individual operations, so my specific times may not add up to the total....... they are estimates. What I did do was brew with a stop watch, though I didn't rush..... I just used it to keep accurate track of total time. Hops were measured while I was stirring the mash intermittently, and during the various stages, I made sure everything was in place for the next stage. Amazingly, I also made and ate supper (simple) during the process, and washed my dishes!!
My brew day was 79 minutes over 2 days with very little slack time, but it was NOT a feverish rush, due to having a plan and knowing exactly what I needed and when I needed it.
The wort looks very normal, clear wort on top, and the typical deep layer loose break material you see before fermentation if you use a clear fermenter....... Though there was neither a hot, nor a cold break for most of the wort.
SHOOTING FOR THE ONE HOUR MARK!!
If this works out decently, next time I will make a couple of changes. I will cut my mash down to 10 minutes in the mash range..... or at least until gravity peaks, and I will put my wort on a hot plate to bring the temp up to the point where my decoction will combine to give me 165F. Then I will put some amylase AG300 in the fermenter to break down unfermentable sugars. This should put me below 60 minutes total for a brew day making 2.5 gallons of beer.
H.W.
Total time 79 minutes including crushing grain, and time spent this AM transferring, pitching, and clean up........... That's right, one hour and 19 minutes!!
Process was a 30 minute inline mash, inline meaning I doughed in at 130F doing BIAB, fast heated to 145 from the 120 actual temp after adding grain (about 5 min), then slow heated to 155 at about 3 minutes to the degree. Pulled the grain bag out, and quickly dumped an estimated 3/4 gallon of wort into another pot, put it on high heat, and tossed in my bittering addition as it rapidly came to a boil.... about 5 minutes.... Boiled the decoction for 10 minutes, added my flavor and aroma addition, and boiled an additional 5 minutes for a total of 15 minute boil, and about a 20 minute total operation. The decoction went back into the wort, which raised the wort only to about 155 again, so I put the total back on the stove top and raised the temp to 165 (with the whirlpool hops in it). Covered the pot, and set it in a cool place over night.
This morning, I dumped the starsan out of my fermenter, set it in the sink and poured the wort in, and pitched a container of top crop. Clean up was a breeze, as there was nothing stuck to the pot.... about 7 minutes for the entire morning operation
I didn't keep super accurate record of actual specific times for individual operations, so my specific times may not add up to the total....... they are estimates. What I did do was brew with a stop watch, though I didn't rush..... I just used it to keep accurate track of total time. Hops were measured while I was stirring the mash intermittently, and during the various stages, I made sure everything was in place for the next stage. Amazingly, I also made and ate supper (simple) during the process, and washed my dishes!!
My brew day was 79 minutes over 2 days with very little slack time, but it was NOT a feverish rush, due to having a plan and knowing exactly what I needed and when I needed it.
The wort looks very normal, clear wort on top, and the typical deep layer loose break material you see before fermentation if you use a clear fermenter....... Though there was neither a hot, nor a cold break for most of the wort.
SHOOTING FOR THE ONE HOUR MARK!!
If this works out decently, next time I will make a couple of changes. I will cut my mash down to 10 minutes in the mash range..... or at least until gravity peaks, and I will put my wort on a hot plate to bring the temp up to the point where my decoction will combine to give me 165F. Then I will put some amylase AG300 in the fermenter to break down unfermentable sugars. This should put me below 60 minutes total for a brew day making 2.5 gallons of beer.
H.W.