sam_and_liv wrote:Your initial boil may have fucked it all?....
grumpthehermit wrote:If was going all grain how much malted grain would you use for a 25L wash and what hydrometer reading would you hope for if you had an exceptional conversion take place?
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grumpthehermit wrote:2 bags of 475g cracked wheat added in
croweater wrote:Hi rookie I was under the impression that alpha amylase denatures at around 72.67 degrees centigrade, is this inaccurate as 72' is about where I do my final rest . the charts I used had to be converted from Fahrenheit but I thought I had them pretty spot on
grumpthehermit wrote: the reading I did yesterday I found a site ( can't remember where ... ) that was talking about mashing temps and from my understanding of what I read it said mashing over 65 degrees ( up to 70ish ) would yield more unfermentable sugar. and mashing at 65 degrees and a little less would yield more fermentable sugar?
rookie wrote:I think the above answers your comment
rookie wrote:grumpthehermit wrote:2 bags of 475g cracked wheat added in
BTW I just ran your grain bill through my spreadsheet and presuming your wheat has an LDK of 325 then an 80% efficiency score should give you SG 1.010. in a 25 litre wash
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