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Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:10 pmby crow
Great thread Mac, watching with interest. My methods are a lot more primitive but sometime soon I would like to do a sparged mash to compare the yield and flavour (a bit over hand pressing grain)
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:24 pmby Kimbo
I am slowly getting the bits together to build one myself.
Looking forward to seeing this rig.
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:07 pmby MacStill
Well it all went pretty good for my first attempt, ended up with an SG 1075 & it's now fermenting nicely :happy-partydance:
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Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:27 pmby MacStill
catcher wrote:MacStill wrote:yeah false bottom has about 200 x 1.5 mm holes on the underside, I think that part should work quite well, also has a valve between it and the pump to slow things down if needed.
Also the mash tunn is built so it can be pulled apart occasionally for cleaning, but most times I reckon I'll just pump citric acid and water through it once I'm done mashing.
Cant wait to try it out, nearly as exciting as my first bubbler build :dance:
Keen to know how well this works so I can build one :-) Do the holes get clogged at all?
What pump are you using? How does it handle the heat?
It's a march pump mate, not cheap but everyone reckons they're the best for this so that's how I went.... :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:31 pmby Bushy
1075. Not bloody bad mate. Are ya goin to put a sugarhead on that grain?
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:40 pmby MacStill
Bushy wrote:1075. Not bloody bad mate. Are ya goin to put a sugarhead on that grain?
No I couldnt be stuffed messing around with, and the grain this morning smelled like horse shit so probably wouldnt make anything real nice :laughing-rolling:
It's in the compost, and the mash is fermenting very nicely
should be able to run it before the WABS do so you's can try a bit of it unaged :dance:
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:53 pmby MacStill
LX77 wrote:I hope that's not the shovel you use for scooping dog turds :o
Uhm, well it was until I repurposed it :))
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:54 pmby res
LX77 wrote:catcher wrote:What pump are you using? How does it handle the heat?
Pretty sure Mac's using a March pump.
They are magnetically coupled to the impeller and handle boiling liquid just fine :handgestures-thumbupleft:
"Chugger" pumps are of a similar design also
I aim to purchase a chugger soon to compete my mashing setup, similar specs to the march but usually a little cheaper and has ss connections. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 4:28 pmby Bushy
LX77 wrote:I hope that's not the shovel you use for scooping dog turds :o
He's got a bobcat for that.
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 4:54 pmby 1 2many
Nice Mac very nice did you clean the system while it was hot . the pump would be very handy in the cleaning process , sweet wort is very sticky .
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:20 pmby MacStill
No it was too late last night by the time I was done, so after I tipped it out and hosed it I've ran a citric acid solution through it :handgestures-thumbupleft:
I'm really happy with it, so glad I tried this as the brew fermenting smells fantastic and smokey.... cant wait, just like being a newbie again :))
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:51 pmby Hill
:clap: :clap: :clap:
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 5:56 pmby Konzo
res wrote:LX77 wrote:catcher wrote:What pump are you using? How does it handle the heat?
Pretty sure Mac's using a March pump.
They are magnetically coupled to the impeller and handle boiling liquid just fine :handgestures-thumbupleft:
"Chugger" pumps are of a similar design also
I aim to purchase a chugger soon to compete my mashing setup, similar specs to the march but usually a little cheaper and has ss connections. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Looks fantastic well done :-)
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:02 pmby MacStill
Hill wrote::clap: :clap: :clap:
Couldnt have done it without your help and influence mate, thank you so much ^:)^
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:10 pmby Hill
Bushy wrote:1075. Not bloody bad mate. Are ya goin to put a sugarhead on that grain?
Bushy
Gold bushy!!!!! If your going to the expense and making grain washes why the fuck would you want to drink UJ :laughing-rolling: well I suppose he could just give it to you when you come over :laughing-rolling:
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:17 pmby MacStill
at $150ish for a 120 litre wash it's expensive, it better be worth it :pray:
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:22 pmby MacStill
well it's a happy ferment, and can really smell the smokiness from the peat :dance:
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Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:35 pmby Kimbo
MacStill wrote:at $150ish for a 120 litre wash it's expensive, it better be worth it :pray:
So, that should work out to about a 9-10% wash? does that sound about right?
you should get somewhere in the vacinity of about 10L of drinkable spirit from the still, diluted to bottle strength should yield a little over 20L.
That works out to only $7.50 per Litre, which yes, its expensive by our standards but over all still pretty damn good ;-)
And I personally cant wait to taste it :handgestures-thumbupleft:
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:38 pmby MacStill
I think it works out at around 8.5% but not sure, still trying to work it all out.... 8-} maths :angry-banghead:
Re: Mac's Mega Mash Monsta
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Tue Oct 15, 2013 6:15 amby Cane Toad
Great job Mac :handgestures-thumbupleft: I can't wait till the season finishes over here,and I can finally get a bit of time to myself,bring on the wet season I say :handgestures-thumbupleft:
So,all in all,I take it that you are very pleased with the results so far?