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Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:54 am

Been making wiskey mash and its taking way too long long to strain at the end before yeast pitching would like to hear everyone elses ideas.
Im using a coarse mash bag bit by bit followed by a fine mash bag also tried pillow case . Shade cloth
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby bluc » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:51 am

Bayshine bought a grape press, haven't heard if he has used it yet but I reckon it would be the way to go, and is what I am going to do. Look on YouTube lots of ideas for diy apple presses which would do the job, if you don't want to shell out a big chunk of change for a ready made one :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:56 am

Sounds like othet than a press long winded bags are it
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby scythe » Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:31 am

Invest in some large diameter msesh sieves that are stackable.
Unless you want to squeze all the liquid out a press is not for you, they can be quite expensive.
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:30 pm

How far should i go with straining ive herd pillow cases but that takes too long or is a mash bag strained enough
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby timboss » Mon Jun 13, 2016 1:37 pm

Hey mate...

Are you talking about straining as to get all the solids out? Or are you more talking about straining/squeezing the liquid from them?
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby wynnum1 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 2:10 pm

I use paint strainer bags 20 liters but find that if you invert and wash out under running water the small particals clog up the bag and stop from draining do in batches.
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby Sam. » Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:33 pm

Are we talking corn or malt barley here?
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby TasSpirits » Mon Jun 13, 2016 6:41 pm

How fine is the crack? I just strain my malted barley in a biab from HBS store takes F all. Are you talking Corn?
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:05 pm

Im getting corn up to 90 then holding 1 hour.down to 76 add rye hold 20mins drop to 67 add barly malt about 20mins then im straining
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:07 pm

Medium milled maze same for rye and barly
For 25 ltr mash
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:08 pm

Straining all in one
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby TasSpirits » Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:16 pm

Have you tested for starch conversion? 20mins seems to short a rest.
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:26 pm

Havent as yet only on my third one.
My mumbers are 1.075 and 1.023 . Just pitched another one today that started at 1.055 .
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby bayshine » Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:11 pm

Mate it's heaps easier to ferment on the grain(and you will get better conversion ) then strain after its fermented as its not so sludgy :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Mon Jun 13, 2016 10:30 pm

Ive been thinking about it would you be able to suggest agood ferment on grain recipe
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby bayshine » Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:23 pm

Brendon has two recipes on all grain bourbon in the mash tun section and recipe development section and mountain moonshiner has another in the tried and proven section, give em a go :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby sparkydan » Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:28 am

Cheers ill check it out
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby wynnum1 » Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:52 am

Do you have any animals that can eat the spent mash they where taking the mash from a craft brewery and feeding to lambs. Its only wasted if getting dumped using a bit more grain may be better then trying to get every little bit out.
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Re: Mash straining ideas pls

Postby WTDist » Tue Jun 14, 2016 12:59 pm

could always try sugar head with spent grain also, even if just for vodka would still be a good neutral coming from grain
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