I did my first all grain batch a few days ago and used the "toilet line in the cooler box" mash tun. After sparging and draining enough for the boil I closed the cool box and the tap on the pipe from it and put it outside and went on with the boil.
When I got back to the mash tun about 3 hours later it looked like the grain had sweated a whole lot of water and I could get about 6 litres of lightly coloured pre-boil wort from it. I didn't have the equipment or ingredients to do anything with that, but wondered if it is worth trying to brew something with that wort or if discarding it is the best thing to do?
P.s. I am not sure how else to describe this and therefore not sure how to search for it, so if this has been discussed elsewhere then please forgive and re-direct.
When I got back to the mash tun about 3 hours later it looked like the grain had sweated a whole lot of water and I could get about 6 litres of lightly coloured pre-boil wort from it. I didn't have the equipment or ingredients to do anything with that, but wondered if it is worth trying to brew something with that wort or if discarding it is the best thing to do?
P.s. I am not sure how else to describe this and therefore not sure how to search for it, so if this has been discussed elsewhere then please forgive and re-direct.