Late night mash
I mashed up a new pale ale recipe I found and brewed it tonight. In place of the failed CPVC manifold with drilled holes from the previous version of my mash tun, I opted for the steel braids. I’ve got a double braid going. It worked well. I’ll take photos tomorrow.
The one problem I have is the drain is higher than I’d like. It leaves about a quart behind. I tipped it up and drained that last quart during the boil and added it. I forgot to strain it, so hopefully I didn’t cause anything bad to happen. In the end, I got about 72% efficiency and didn’t have to go to the siphon, so not bad.
I used hops pellets this time. What a mess! I just dumped the entire boil through a strainer and into the fermenter. Well, my OG sample was full of crud. I guess I’ll be dry hopping in primary.
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