 Just Wondering, mashtun leftovers |
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 Feb 29 2008, 11:47 AM
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BrewBoard star member  Group: Members Posts: 569 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Long Island, N.Y. Member No.: 7,947  |
I tilted my tun after everything was drained and collected about 1/2G of wort.
Can I boil this and use it to make a starter? |
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Feb 29 2008, 12:17 PM
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BrewBoard star member Group: Members Posts: 768 Joined: 18-October 05 From: Belvidere, IL Member No.: 4,495 |
Probably but I would guess that the gravity is going to be too low. I have done this before and had to add some water with additional dme to get my gravity up to ~1.038 for 1 gallon. I boiled it for 25 minutes with just a few hops added, cooled, measured out 1000ml and put them in freezer bags for frozen storage. Works great!
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Feb 29 2008, 12:46 PM
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BrewBoard star member Group: Members Posts: 661 Joined: 19-December 04 Member No.: 3,181 |
QUOTE(Coiz @ Feb 29 2008, 11:17 AM)  Probably but I would guess that the gravity is going to be too low. I have done this before and had to add some water with additional dme to get my gravity up to ~1.038 for 1 gallon. I boiled it for 25 minutes with just a few hops added, cooled, measured out 1000ml and put them in freezer bags for frozen storage. Works great! Why the hops? Leave them out and you don't have to worry about skunking your starter. dj |
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Feb 29 2008, 01:07 PM
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BrewBoard star member Group: Members Posts: 735 Joined: 27-July 04 From: Rochester, NY Member No.: 2,481 |
Next time around, back off the sparge water so that this 1/2 gallon ends up in your boil pot and your boil volume is correct. I.e., use a half gallon less next time!
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Feb 29 2008, 01:43 PM
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BrewBoard star member Group: Members Posts: 569 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Long Island, N.Y. Member No.: 7,947 |
QUOTE(JoePolvino @ Feb 29 2008, 01:07 PM) Next time around, back off the sparge water so that this 1/2 gallon ends up in your boil pot and your boil volume is correct. I.e., use a half gallon less next time! After the sparge drain ( line was clear of anything ) I decided to tilt the tun to see what happens and I got 1/2G of wort. Should I tilt the tun while draining the sparge water? |
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Feb 29 2008, 02:48 PM
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BrewBoard star member Group: Members Posts: 661 Joined: 19-December 04 Member No.: 3,181 |
QUOTE(DoDaMan @ Feb 29 2008, 12:43 PM) After the sparge drain ( line was clear of anything ) I decided to tilt the tun to see what happens and I got 1/2G of wort. Should I tilt the tun while draining the sparge water? Doesn't hurt if you're batch sparging. I'll do that occasionally but wait until it's almost done draining. dj |
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Feb 29 2008, 03:26 PM
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BrewBoard star member Group: Members Posts: 768 Joined: 18-October 05 From: Belvidere, IL Member No.: 4,495 |
QUOTE(DJ in KC @ Feb 29 2008, 11:46 AM) Why the hops? Leave them out and you don't have to worry about skunking your starter. dj Did that off a suggestion from a BJCP judge in my LHBC, says it helps act as a preservative. I only used a few pellets worth. (IMG:style_emoticons/brewboard/sorry.gif) |
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