HopHound12
Well-Known Member
1st mishap:
So yesterday I brewed up a hopslam clone and had several mishaps during the brew day. Because of the grain bill that totaled 20 pounds I missed my mash temp of 150 and at first it only reached 140. I then quickly boiled water in the microwave and got the mash up to about 143. 20 minutes into the mash I added a nice big pot of boiling water which brought my mash temp up to the desired 150. I then mashed for another 60 minutes, the mash in total was 90 minutes. Reached 1.096 when my expected was 1.098.
2nd Mishap:
I pitched a little high at 78 (im in florida) and expected it to cool overnight in the swamp cooler. Things didnt go as planned and this morning it was fermenting at 78 so I immediately moved it into a wine cellar which brought it down to 65.....
So my question is how much will the three stage mash affect the beer and will the 8 hours of fermentation before it reached proper temp give me some off flavors or did i catch it soon enough??
Thanks!
So yesterday I brewed up a hopslam clone and had several mishaps during the brew day. Because of the grain bill that totaled 20 pounds I missed my mash temp of 150 and at first it only reached 140. I then quickly boiled water in the microwave and got the mash up to about 143. 20 minutes into the mash I added a nice big pot of boiling water which brought my mash temp up to the desired 150. I then mashed for another 60 minutes, the mash in total was 90 minutes. Reached 1.096 when my expected was 1.098.
2nd Mishap:
I pitched a little high at 78 (im in florida) and expected it to cool overnight in the swamp cooler. Things didnt go as planned and this morning it was fermenting at 78 so I immediately moved it into a wine cellar which brought it down to 65.....
So my question is how much will the three stage mash affect the beer and will the 8 hours of fermentation before it reached proper temp give me some off flavors or did i catch it soon enough??
Thanks!