Stuck mash....
#1
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:19 PM
#2
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:23 PM
Holy shit man - with that much wheat and oats I'm not surprised. What kind of sparging do you do? fly or batch?I've got a stuck mash in my tun....55% 2-row, 40% Wheat malt, 15% Flaked Wheat/Oats........UGH!
#3
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:23 PM
#4
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:24 PM
#5
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:27 PM
#6
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:28 PM
#7
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:33 PM
YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! SHE'S FLOWING!!!!2 Put your lips to the mash tun drain and blow in.
#8
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:36 PM
Repeat as necessary, probably will be. Good luck.......YOU ARE THE MAN!!!! SHE'S FLOWING!!!!
#9
Posted 01 June 2009 - 04:42 PM
#10
Posted 01 June 2009 - 06:50 PM
Put your lips to the drain and blow.
uh..... gj man I probably wouldn't have thought of that. In fact one time I forgot to attach the ss braid to the spigot before mashing in..........so I just poured it through a strainer.... for future batches with so much wheat I have found doing a thinner mash - ~2qts/lb and the addition of a mashout seems to make it run smooth for me.Repeat as necessary.
#11
Posted 01 June 2009 - 07:41 PM
55% + 40% + 15% = 110% ?I've got a stuck mash in my tun....55% 2-row, 40% Wheat malt, 15% Flaked Wheat/Oats........UGH!
#12
Posted 01 June 2009 - 07:56 PM
#13
Posted 01 June 2009 - 08:15 PM
I knew someone would eventually catch my horrible addition skills. Sorry, I wasn't thinking clearly...All is well now...it's brewed and in the fermenter and already bubbling away! I dodged a bullet tonight....whew!55% + 40% + 15% = 110% ?
#14
Posted 01 June 2009 - 08:21 PM
Yep, the Wit ended up smelling great going into the fermenter! There were a few more grain particles in the boil but they settled out in the chill and it siphoned out great...look nice and hazy!I ended up spicing it with lemon zest, coriander, nutmeg, and cinnamon....a delicious summer spiced lemon wit!Was this your Waltzing Matilda?
#15
Posted 01 June 2009 - 09:46 PM
#16
Posted 01 June 2009 - 09:51 PM
God I love tasting the gravity reading sample... this is gonna be one hell of a Hefe! Down to 1.012. If it's the same tomorrow night, then I'll bottle on Wednesday night.Glad to hear it all worked out in the end... I think I'm going to take my gravity reading... it's been a week.
#17
Posted 02 June 2009 - 02:54 AM
I'd be a little worried about putting my mouth near liquids that are potentially so hot...This was an informative, yet hilarious thread... I can't believe it was over that quickly.Having to perform a BJ on the MLT is not something I want to do... Sure glad no one takes pictures when I brew.I agree with Hopping Frog who said to go to a manifold... I made mine out of cpvc. FWIW, my Hefe that was 50% wheat (and a very fine crush I might add) hit the target 75% efficiency. I used 1lb of pre-soaked rice hulls with that one. In the interim, would suggest rice hulls. In the long term, would suggest building a copper or cpvc manifold.Glad to hear it all worked out in the end... I think I'm going to take my gravity reading... it's been a week.
#18
Posted 02 June 2009 - 07:47 AM
That is just it though. The liquid stopped flowing. So you blow the tube/spigot to get it flowing again.I'd be a little worried about putting my mouth near liquids that are potentially so hot...
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Posted 02 June 2009 - 08:01 AM
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Posted 02 June 2009 - 08:02 AM
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