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perogi
Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 850 Location: NH
Drinking: Perogi Pale, NEIPA, Nutter's Crossing Nut Brown Ale, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Clone
Working on: Max's Maibock
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Link Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 3:47 pm Post subject: Ugh Mash temps too high? What next? |
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Hey all,
Brewing an NEIPA today. Mashed in and was wondering why the temperature of the mash wasn't going down as I was adding grain. After about 8 minutes, I realized that I didn't have the water pump running so the HLT kept on heating up the water. Highest temp in the mash tun was 168 degrees. I added cool water to the mash tun and HLT and got the temps where I want them now (152) - ~ 10 mins after initial mashin
What should I do next? Dump the grain and start over or continue with the brew?
The hops cost a lot more than the grain so wondering if I should bite the bullet and just start over.
Any advice is appreciated!
perogi.
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kal Forum Administrator
Joined: 12 Dec 2010 Posts: 11121 Location: Ottawa, Canada
Drinking: Pub Ale, Electric Creamsicle, Mild, Pliny the Younger, Belgian Dark Strong, Weizen, Russian Imperial Stout, Black Butte Porter
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perogi
Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 850 Location: NH
Drinking: Perogi Pale, NEIPA, Nutter's Crossing Nut Brown Ale, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Clone
Working on: Max's Maibock
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Link Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the quick reply Kal. With the cost of the hops for this brew and a relatively short time loss, going to dump it and start again. Live and learn!
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mvakoc
Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Posts: 152 Location: Evergreen, CO
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Link Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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I did this once and I think my mash temperature reached even a bit higher, at least at the top of the grain pile. IIRC the beer had a very low conversion and an incredibly high final gravity. I didn't dump it but it wasn't a good batch either -- that is to say it was consumable at best. It was so long ago I really can't remember what the recipe was.
If the downstream investment (hops, yeast, etc) would be high -- I suspect you made the right call.
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perogi
Joined: 12 Feb 2012 Posts: 850 Location: NH
Drinking: Perogi Pale, NEIPA, Nutter's Crossing Nut Brown Ale, Edmund Fitzgerald Porter Clone
Working on: Max's Maibock
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Link Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 12:56 am Post subject: |
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Thanks mvakoc. After the initial cleaning of the mash tun, I knew it was the right call. Otherwise I would have been thinking about it until it was ready to drink.
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