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Partigyle - split the mash or all first for the main, all second for the small?
blatz:
thanks for the advice tom - this will be my first gyle - I have done an all first runnings BW before and the richness of the malt is jawdropping.
I plan on doing exactly as you suggest and see where the gravity for the first runnings is and then make a judgement call. Reason being, I don't necessarily want my BW to be over 1.100 - so if its coming out 1.090 preboil, I might do a little mixing to get it down to mid 70s and shoot to end up there.
I borrowed a second BK from a friend so I'm all set.
And right after I get these two in the fermentor, I'll be making my Old Ale. Don't know if I'll p-g that one too though, that might break my back for the day, but I think I can handle the three.
ndcube:
If you don't have a second BK do you just leave the grains in the tun and add water/sparge after the first boil is done?
hamiltont:
--- Quote from: ndcube on December 09, 2009, 01:26:39 PM ---If you don't have a second BK do you just leave the grains in the tun and add water/sparge after the first boil is done?
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Not exactly, at least how I've done it in the past. I'll get the first boil going & then add the strike water for the second mash (which you're calling a sparge) and mash it until the 1st boil is done & the BK is free. Some folks have left the hops in the BK from the first boil and used them for the second boil. I've never tried that and would be concerned about the IBU's it would contribute. I just like to have more control I guess??
ndcube:
--- Quote from: hamiltont on December 09, 2009, 01:55:44 PM ---
--- Quote from: ndcube on December 09, 2009, 01:26:39 PM ---If you don't have a second BK do you just leave the grains in the tun and add water/sparge after the first boil is done?
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Not exactly, at least how I've done it in the past. I'll get the first boil going & then add the strike water for the second mash (which you're calling a sparge) and mash it until the 1st boil is done & the BK is free. Some folks have left the hops in the BK from the first boil and used them for the second boil. I've never tried that and would be concerned about the IBU's it would contribute. I just like to have more control I guess??
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Why does it need to be re-mashed? Isn't the sugar already there?
hamiltont:
--- Quote from: ndcube on December 09, 2009, 01:59:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: hamiltont on December 09, 2009, 01:55:44 PM ---
--- Quote from: ndcube on December 09, 2009, 01:26:39 PM ---If you don't have a second BK do you just leave the grains in the tun and add water/sparge after the first boil is done?
--- End quote ---
Not exactly, at least how I've done it in the past. I'll get the first boil going & then add the strike water for the second mash (which you're calling a sparge) and mash it until the 1st boil is done & the BK is free. Some folks have left the hops in the BK from the first boil and used them for the second boil. I've never tried that and would be concerned about the IBU's it would contribute. I just like to have more control I guess??
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Why does it need to be re-mashed? Isn't the sugar already there?
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Don't know, that's just how I've always done it. Sometimes I'll cap the mash with more grain and definitely want to mash them.
I should add. I only have one high output burner to get water up to temp quickly so while the 1st mash is mashing I heat the 2nd mash's water. Once the 1st mash is run off into my BK & that boil is going I can't use it to heat the water for the 2nd mash. Since I usually do a 1/3-2/3 partigyle the 2nd runnings are about 12 gallons.
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