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^as I think most people do. Pre-heating the mash tun aside, is there any other reason for this order?
found it much easier to prevent and eliminate dough balls by water first, grain second.
I put my grains in first and fill the mash tun from the bottom up. easiest way to prevent dough balls I've found. Tip I picked up from the brewer at White Flame in Grand Rapids.
Quote from: flbrewer on March 06, 2015, 11:50:46 am^as I think most people do. Pre-heating the mash tun aside, is there any other reason for this order?found it much easier to prevent and eliminate dough balls by water first, grain second.
Quote from: Wort-H.O.G. on March 06, 2015, 11:52:35 amQuote from: flbrewer on March 06, 2015, 11:50:46 am^as I think most people do. Pre-heating the mash tun aside, is there any other reason for this order?found it much easier to prevent and eliminate dough balls by water first, grain second.That's why I do it. I don't worry about preheating the tun. I've adjusted my mash temp to take care of the difference. But I've found that it mixes much better to add the water first.
Quote from: denny on March 06, 2015, 01:08:24 pmQuote from: Wort-H.O.G. on March 06, 2015, 11:52:35 amQuote from: flbrewer on March 06, 2015, 11:50:46 am^as I think most people do. Pre-heating the mash tun aside, is there any other reason for this order?found it much easier to prevent and eliminate dough balls by water first, grain second.That's why I do it. I don't worry about preheating the tun. I've adjusted my mash temp to take care of the difference. But I've found that it mixes much better to add the water first.This. Once you adjust your process to not preheating the mash tun you'll still be able to hit your mash temp rather you put the grains or water in first. I never really got the pre-heating thing.