OzarkBrewer
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I chose the recipe Hoppy-Go-Lucky Wheat IPA (batch 2) from the cloud. I decided this time, (my second ever all-grain batch,) that I would add the water to the mash Tun first, then the grain.
Here's what I did: The recipe says, "Mash In - Add 18.25 qt of water at 162.6 F - 150.0 F for 90 min
So I got that much water heated to 162 F and let it run into my Coleman cooler which as far as size, can do as much as a 15 gal. batch. The cooler was at 68 F and so was the grain. When the water dropped to 150.0 F I added the grain, 11 lb, 8 OZ.
Here's where the problem started and this is the basis of my "Mash Tun Question"
My grain bed dropped to 142 F I didn't know what to do so I heated up 4 Gal. of water to 168 F, which I assumed is the Sparge water as the recipe states and calls for and I added this to the Mash Tun but it didn't bring the temp. up to 150 F. It remained right around 144 F for the remainder of the 90 min. ???
I did check the Gravity at first running and it said it was at 1.064 which is at the recipe design but the wort was 146 F at that time so I know that wasn't a correct Hydrometer reading right?
So my question is what did I do wrong? What do I need to do differently next time? I was worried about conversion at this point. Once I filled the keggle to the desired pre-boil volume for boil, I checked the gravity of the hot wort again, it showed to be around 1.022.
Am I going to make "drinkable" beer? Is it going to be weak beer or did I some how luck out here? Not sure where I went wrong on the Mash.
Any pointers or clarity would be appreciated.
Here's what I did: The recipe says, "Mash In - Add 18.25 qt of water at 162.6 F - 150.0 F for 90 min
So I got that much water heated to 162 F and let it run into my Coleman cooler which as far as size, can do as much as a 15 gal. batch. The cooler was at 68 F and so was the grain. When the water dropped to 150.0 F I added the grain, 11 lb, 8 OZ.
Here's where the problem started and this is the basis of my "Mash Tun Question"
My grain bed dropped to 142 F I didn't know what to do so I heated up 4 Gal. of water to 168 F, which I assumed is the Sparge water as the recipe states and calls for and I added this to the Mash Tun but it didn't bring the temp. up to 150 F. It remained right around 144 F for the remainder of the 90 min. ???
I did check the Gravity at first running and it said it was at 1.064 which is at the recipe design but the wort was 146 F at that time so I know that wasn't a correct Hydrometer reading right?
So my question is what did I do wrong? What do I need to do differently next time? I was worried about conversion at this point. Once I filled the keggle to the desired pre-boil volume for boil, I checked the gravity of the hot wort again, it showed to be around 1.022.
Am I going to make "drinkable" beer? Is it going to be weak beer or did I some how luck out here? Not sure where I went wrong on the Mash.
Any pointers or clarity would be appreciated.