With two young kids, I'm looking for ways to cut corners, but still do all grain brewing, always with an emphasis on saving time. I'm willing to give up some efficiency and cost along the way, so long as it saves time.
Grainfather g30, bluetooth, counterflow chiller. Stainless fermentation, not pressure ferm, but temperature controlled.
Any good ideas?
I was considering weighing out my grains the night before, and in the morning before work, setting it up to mash for approx 12 hours whilst I was out at work. Full boil volume for the mash, no sparge.
When I get home, lift up the grain basket to drain. And once the kids are in bed (approx 2 hours later), carry out my boil. Perhaps even cutting down some boil time, and increasing hop mass to counter that.
Would mashing for that long be okay? With a large volume of water?
If I didn't sparge, any ideas how much it would affect the efficiency, given the extended time for mashing?
What do you do about a mash out temperature, if you don't bother to sparge. At some point between mash temp and boiler temp I'm going to get to the mash out temp.
Any other good ideas for cutting corners? Open to all sorts of ideas!
Grainfather g30, bluetooth, counterflow chiller. Stainless fermentation, not pressure ferm, but temperature controlled.
Any good ideas?
I was considering weighing out my grains the night before, and in the morning before work, setting it up to mash for approx 12 hours whilst I was out at work. Full boil volume for the mash, no sparge.
When I get home, lift up the grain basket to drain. And once the kids are in bed (approx 2 hours later), carry out my boil. Perhaps even cutting down some boil time, and increasing hop mass to counter that.
Would mashing for that long be okay? With a large volume of water?
If I didn't sparge, any ideas how much it would affect the efficiency, given the extended time for mashing?
What do you do about a mash out temperature, if you don't bother to sparge. At some point between mash temp and boiler temp I'm going to get to the mash out temp.
Any other good ideas for cutting corners? Open to all sorts of ideas!