adiochiro3
Well-Known Member
I made what I think is a relatively minor mistake this afternoon brewing a Rauchbier; instead of heating my water to strike temp, I doughed in while the water was cold as though I was steeping my grains for an extract brew. (It's been a long week, and I certainly was a bit off my game today!)
As soon as I finished doughing in I realized my mistake and pulled the bag of grains back out, drained them really well, and heated the water to my strike temp and re-inserted the wet bag of grains. My mash temp plummeted to 119F (as I expected), so I heated to my 152F mash temp while stirring to evenly distribute the heat.
Once I achieved 152F, I continued as normal with a 1 hour mash, boil, etc. I finished with an OG of 1.065 (the top end of the style), so I think I'm OK. Wort tasted like normal wort; however, there seemed to be more trub than usual. It's in the fermenter with S-05, so I guess I'll know in a month what I've really got.
Any thoughts?
As soon as I finished doughing in I realized my mistake and pulled the bag of grains back out, drained them really well, and heated the water to my strike temp and re-inserted the wet bag of grains. My mash temp plummeted to 119F (as I expected), so I heated to my 152F mash temp while stirring to evenly distribute the heat.
Once I achieved 152F, I continued as normal with a 1 hour mash, boil, etc. I finished with an OG of 1.065 (the top end of the style), so I think I'm OK. Wort tasted like normal wort; however, there seemed to be more trub than usual. It's in the fermenter with S-05, so I guess I'll know in a month what I've really got.
Any thoughts?