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re: Homebrewing: In-Process Thread
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:20 pm to BMoney
Posted on 1/1/14 at 10:20 pm to BMoney
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Gotta figure out how to get the mash temp up to where it needs to be without a fire drill
That'll come in a few batches. Just takes a little experience on your system and adjusting input numbers accordingly.
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Posted on 1/2/14 at 8:29 am to BMoney
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Big homebrew day for me. Brewed my very first all grain batch, which will be a coffee porter. Seemed to go pretty well. Gotta figure out how to get the mash temp up to where it needs to be without a fire drill. Had to boil water and add to the mash to get it up to temp. But managed to get 7 gallons in the brew pot, and 5 1/2 in the fermenter, while hitting my anticipated OG of 1.068. Pitched my yeast starter from a couple nights ago.
Good deal. Glad to hear it. What are you using to estimate your mash temps?
Mash and Sparge Water Calculator
Posted on 1/2/14 at 8:48 am to rds dc
so, for those of you that keg your beer... when you want to bottle a few, do you do it when you are kegging, or do you fill bottles from the keg, and if so, what do you use?
also, those of you that take kegs to events, what kind of set up do you use to keep the keg cold, and I assume you just use a picnic faucet?
This post was edited on 1/2/14 at 8:53 am
Posted on 1/2/14 at 8:52 am to s14suspense
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Good deal. Glad to hear it. What are you using to estimate your mash temps?
Used Beersmith for it. I don't think I accounted for the heat loss from the mash tun sitting outside and being cold. Probably needed to kick the water temp up a couple degrees and let it warm the cooler up some before I added the grains. I'll try that next time.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 8:53 am to LoneStarTiger
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so, for those of you that keg your beer...
Yes...
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when you want to bottle a few
Pain in the arse...
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or do you fill bottles from the keg
Damn near impossible it seems without some sort of filler.
I think I'll try the carb drops and bottle while kegging method next.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 9:09 am to LoneStarTiger
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when you want to bottle a few, do you do it when you are kegging, or do you fill bottles from the keg, and if so, what do you use?
I have filled bottles from the tap, but it has proven unreliable. Someone posted a DIY beergun that I intend to try next time.
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what kind of set up do you use to keep the keg cold, and I assume you just use a picnic faucet?
You can see my setup in the back in the blue cooler. I cut the top around the keg to where the top can slide up and down. I use a picnic tap and one of these.
This post was edited on 1/2/14 at 9:10 am
Posted on 1/2/14 at 9:19 am to BMoney
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I don't think I accounted for the heat loss from the mash tun sitting outside and being cold. Probably needed to kick the water temp up a couple degrees and let it warm the cooler up some before I added the grains
That's my first process. I usually boil a couple gallons of water and put it in the mash tun while i get my mash water up to temperature. I then transfer the boiled water to my sparge tank to heat that up. I also try to ensure my grains aren't cold before mashing in.
What killed me on my last brew, was a very windy cold day, resulting in my propane tank working harder and much greater boil off. Since then, i redesigned my equipment profile on beersmith, and using some other sources to accurately account for wort loss.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 9:38 am to LoneStarTiger
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when you want to bottle a few, do you do it when you are kegging, or do you fill bottles from the keg, and if so, what do you use?
When I'm bottling a handful of bottles I use a piece of an old racking cane, a stopper, and a picnic tap. This method is slower than a counter pressure filler, but works almost as well.
I keep three stoppers on hand. The bottom stopper fits most bottles. The other two fit larger mouth growlers I have laying around the house.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 9:41 am to BugAC
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That's my first process. I usually boil a couple gallons of water and put it in the mash tun while i get my mash water up to temperature. I then transfer the boiled water to my sparge tank to heat that up. I also try to ensure my grains aren't cold before mashing in.
Wouldn't it be easier just to crank your strike water up 2 or 3 degrees rather than boiling more water?
Posted on 1/2/14 at 9:43 am to Fratastic423
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Wouldn't it be easier just to crank your strike water up 2 or 3 degrees rather than boiling more water?
Easier, maybe, less accurate, probably. My system is setup in Beersmith to where i'm always within 1 degree of my target temps without having to add more water. The process i use takes maybe 5 minutes. It's worth the small amount of extra effort, to hit my marks on my system.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 10:02 am to BugAC
Am I the only one that uses direct heat to mash? It is super easy to regulate my mash temp and allows me to easily step mash. I've done the calculations and could mash enough wort to produce a 10 gallon batch with my current setup. Anything larger than that and it would be back to the drawing board for me.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 10:05 am to rds dc
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Am I the only one that uses direct heat to mash?
My system doesn't allow me to do this. 2 plastic water cooler system. It does retain heat very, very well. I've got a couple keg shells i could switch too, to go direct heat. But the heat retention on my igloo coolers are pretty fantastic. I've lose maybe .4 degrees over an hour mash.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 10:06 am to rds dc
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Am I the only one that uses direct heat to mash?
Thinking my plastic cooler would object to that.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 10:09 am to rds dc
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Am I the only one that uses direct heat to mash?
I use direct fire to reach the strike temp and then RIMS to maintain the temp.
Before that I was in a plastic cooler.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 12:07 pm to rds dc
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Am I the only one that uses direct heat to mash?
I'm about to turn my existing boil kettle into a mash tun.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 12:25 pm to Zappas Stache
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I'm about to turn my existing boil kettle into a mash tun.
My mash tun is my boil kettle, let that blow your mind
Posted on 1/2/14 at 12:36 pm to rds dc
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My mash tun is my boil kettle, let that blow your mind
I don't know what sort of Voodoo Brewing you are practicing....there's ya a name for your brewery......
Posted on 1/2/14 at 12:50 pm to rds dc
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My mash tun is my boil kettle, let that blow your mind
One of my buddies does this as well. He just has to run off into a bucket instead of straight into the boil kettle. Not a bad concept, especially if you want to direct fire your mash tun. I was thinking about converting my keggle into a direct fire tun. I would need to fix/buy my pump so that I could recirculate and not have wort just scorch at the bottom of the tun. That would be the next step after buying a new kettle.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 1:01 pm to rds dc
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My mash tun is my boil kettle, let that blow your mind
Well yeah, forgot you do BIAB.
Posted on 1/2/14 at 3:58 pm to BMoney
New 15 gallon Stainless Steel Pot just delivered. Have to drill it out and install weldless valve.
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