Turricaine
Well-Known Member
So this is a brew day I was looking forward to. My 3rd ever AG attempt. I had calculated the US-UK ale on Promash according to my in-house feedstocks.
8.25 LB Pale Ale Grain
250g Crystal Grain
270g Flaked Maize
The problem was during the mash my thermometer reading was all over the place. I put this down to there not being enough water in the boiler since when I used another gallon in my last batch (3 gallons as opposed to 2), everything worked out fine.
2 oz 4.7% AA Hops EKG (Bittering + Aroma)
Gervin Ale Yeast
My question is this: My thermometer reading was too low and then I got suspicious and moved the thermometer to a different part of the grain bed and the temperature reading shot right up. The reason I was worried is that enzymes die above a certain temperature. But if the thermometer did not read it right at the beginning, I am assuming that not all the enzymes were killed. As soon as I noticed I switched the heating off. But it is difficult to do the mash with only 2 gallons of water and a heavy grain bag.
I'm gonna have to put it down to experience.
8.25 LB Pale Ale Grain
250g Crystal Grain
270g Flaked Maize
The problem was during the mash my thermometer reading was all over the place. I put this down to there not being enough water in the boiler since when I used another gallon in my last batch (3 gallons as opposed to 2), everything worked out fine.
2 oz 4.7% AA Hops EKG (Bittering + Aroma)
Gervin Ale Yeast
My question is this: My thermometer reading was too low and then I got suspicious and moved the thermometer to a different part of the grain bed and the temperature reading shot right up. The reason I was worried is that enzymes die above a certain temperature. But if the thermometer did not read it right at the beginning, I am assuming that not all the enzymes were killed. As soon as I noticed I switched the heating off. But it is difficult to do the mash with only 2 gallons of water and a heavy grain bag.
I'm gonna have to put it down to experience.