Burgs
Well-Known Member
It's been a few months and a lot of research since the first time I learned about this method & I'm wondering if I was over-complicating it before... I'm wondering if this will work:
I have an 8 gallon kettle with ball valve from Morebeer, they're kinda short and stocky so right off the bat - if anyone knows of a nylon grain bag that will fit around the rim of this kettle, can you let me know?
1. Heat 6 gallons to strike temp w/ bag in the kettle
2. Add grains, stir, cover
*might possible insulate my kettle a bit with towels, etc. at this point... but I know from recent experiments that it does hold temp fairly well
3. When mash is complete, fire up burner to mash out temp
4. When mash out is done, place grain bag in colander
5. Use the ball valve to grab some additional liquid to pour over grains
6. Dump spent grains and proceed with boil as usual
I'm thinking I either need to find a bag that I know won't hit the bottom when it's filled with grain or invest in a false bottom... since I'm going to be direct fired.
Anyone see any other issues with this approach?
I have an 8 gallon kettle with ball valve from Morebeer, they're kinda short and stocky so right off the bat - if anyone knows of a nylon grain bag that will fit around the rim of this kettle, can you let me know?
1. Heat 6 gallons to strike temp w/ bag in the kettle
2. Add grains, stir, cover
*might possible insulate my kettle a bit with towels, etc. at this point... but I know from recent experiments that it does hold temp fairly well
3. When mash is complete, fire up burner to mash out temp
4. When mash out is done, place grain bag in colander
5. Use the ball valve to grab some additional liquid to pour over grains
6. Dump spent grains and proceed with boil as usual
I'm thinking I either need to find a bag that I know won't hit the bottom when it's filled with grain or invest in a false bottom... since I'm going to be direct fired.
Anyone see any other issues with this approach?