I tried doing an experiment of cold steeping Vs warm steeping (at mash temperatures) of some chocolate malt in water, then comparing taste/colour.
The cold steeped malt water was lighter in colour and less bitter... Just as if I had added less malt.
So then I did a second round, with cold...
In 2019:
The Tories got 42.4% of the vote 317 seats.
Labour got 40.0% of the votes and got 262 seats.
Thursdays results
Tories got 26% of the vote and if protected to a general election would result in 242 seats according to sky.
Does anyone else see how ridiculously rigged these elections are?
The main reason that I squeeze is that I don't have to find a bucket large enough to hold the grain basket, and I can walk out to the compost bin with it without it dripping sticky wort all over the floor
A perforated top plate will help distribute the sparge water a bit better, but it probably won't achieve a great deal
I see squeezing as a good thing. I do it - get more wort out of the grain. BIABers do it as well (mostly)
If you have a fridge or some temperature control, then yes you can change it, but don't need to. Dropping the temperature will allow the yeast to drop out faster. But beware as it cools the headspace will contract and it'll draw in air back through the airlock. You can attach CO2, either from a...
Agree with all the above. I normally leave mine at least a week after fermentation has finished. I'm in no rush, and it clears a lot more during this time as Cwrw says.