mash

Anyone know what might have happened here? Brewing a vienna lager this morning, mashing in with 60c strike water, and the wort turns milky instantly. Then the element in the mash tun (under a false bottom) scorched instantly and tripped out. Recipe was mainly Vienna malt, small amount of pils...

Hi there, Yesterday I brewed with my new 30l Royal Catering AIO for the first time. It looks identical to the Klarstein system and some others re-badged. Just for some background - I had a previous setup of a Klarstein boiler and homemade cooler box mash tun which served me well for around 50...

I juat brewed a belgium quad which I plan on leaving to age for a year until next xmas. Unfortunately lack of sleep and distracrion during the brew lead me to dump the dark belgium candi sugar into the mash. Anyone aware of what the consequences may be ? I still hit the desired garvity which I...

Hi guys, I have bought a few all grain kits lately that have no water quantity’s on. I’ve been guessing from previous expierence and brews the split between mash and sparge water. My question is is there a formula you use that can tell you how much mash water you need using a given grain bill...

Title says it all: what mash thickness is ideal for a hefeweizen? I used 3L/kg for a witbier recently, and it was difficult when it came to heating the mash to reach steps, and spargin to an extent due to the mash thickness. I have read examples of a mash thickness of 4L/kg (e.g. braukaiser) for...

Yo guys, So... My setup is basic AF with a converted 50L cool box as a mash tun, and a 33L steel pot on a stove converted with a ball valve. I then ferment in plastic buckets and keg/bottle depending what I fancy/the style. As basic as it is, I get some pretty great results. I'm about to do...

Hi All, A recent order with maltmiller for fine crushed maris otter resulted in a delivery of uncrushed maris otter. I don't have a mill, or know anyone that does, and checked with my local brewshop and they don't either (found it strange they bought it in crushed, but hey). Any suggestions on...

Hi all I'm quite new to brewing, only just brewed 2 beers from recipes so far. I think it's a lot of fun though, so I got myself a Grainfather and I'm now working on a recipe for my 3rd beer. It's quite inspired by asha23's Verdant Putty clone (link to that here), but using a some different hops...

Hi All I'm planning my next brew and have decided on a Czech dark lager, but all the recipes I've been looking at so far either have a decoction mash or step mash required. This will only be my second all grain (and will be a small batch BIAB) and fourth overall, so I'm a baby brewer. I've...

Hello! Never thought the day would come where I would ask this. But as I have had problem to get FG down to where I want it lately I thought it would be interesting to hear how you get a reliable result? I have done about 65 all grain batches by now and thought I would had nailed it by now, but...

Hi, I'm pretty new to brewing. I've made one extract brew so far, it's bottled, but not ready for drinking yet... I'm considering making another brew, using the boil in a bag method in the meanwhile. I've found a kit on malt miller that comes with all the grains etc. which i though would be...

Hey, Guys, After 5-6 extract "brews", it is time to do my first All Grain with my brand new Brew Monk Magnus. I picked a Chocolate Vanilla Porter as it needs a longer maturing and I hope it will become great for the winter days and Christmas. I took the recipe from brewers friend -...

Hi everyone, new to the forum as a member, but use the site for advice. I am in need of your help and guidance. I recently bought a Coleman cool box as by watching videos seemed good place to do.my mashing from. I have bought fittings and not really sure how it all goes together. I drilled a...

Hello guys, Recently got into water chemistry and enjoying it, weirdly... My main reasoning for entering this slightly daunting process was to get my mash pH correct. So far, I have been using the 'EZ Water Calc' and found it both very good and accurate. I've played around with the 'Brewer's...

Hi everyone. I’m new to all grain brewing and watched a YouTube video which showed a guy sparging by simply pouring hot water into the mash with a jug, stirring it with a spoon, leaving it for a few minutes, then draining it. He called this batch sparging. Is this method as good as using a...

I have started milling my own grain and have started having an issue with the mash. It might not be related to the milling as the brews I made recently have been high ABV and close to the grain bill limit of the GF. All starts off very well, then after around 45 mins I start getting wort going...