Friday, February 18, 2011

Mash Day Template

Equipment: Mash tun, Lauter tun, Hydrometer, Thermometer, ruler

Recipe:
RO water
Calcium ...... acid

Steps:
  1. Prepare Mash tun
  2. Prepare strike water. Add salts. Using ratio ___ qt/lb, ___ qts water to ___  F
  3. Temper in grains with strike water
  4. With thermometer, maintain mash temp (record, record, record temps)
  5. Stir mash every 15 mins
  6. With ___ mins to go in mash, prepare sparge water: ~175 F at .5qt/lb water loss to grain, ___ qts loss or ___ mash water, ___ qts water, round up to ___. Add acid.
  7. Sparge
  8. Measure gravity

  1. If storing wort, divide into freezer bags and chill bags in water bath