jtoots
Grandmaster Brewer
do you stir during the mash rest? i haven't been, and i've noticed the following in a couple recent batches:
i'm using a cylindrical cooler for my mash tun.
-i hit my mash temp before closing the lid dead on.
-at the end of the mash i lift the lid and take temp readings in the middle and around the edges.
-around the edges the temp has gone down slightly, as expected (a degree or so).
-in the middle the temp has actually gone UP a couple degrees, as if the heat has migrated into the center of the tun.
any thoughts? should i adjust my starting temp to account for this? should i stir once during the rest? all good, proceed as i have been?
thanks all!
i'm using a cylindrical cooler for my mash tun.
-i hit my mash temp before closing the lid dead on.
-at the end of the mash i lift the lid and take temp readings in the middle and around the edges.
-around the edges the temp has gone down slightly, as expected (a degree or so).
-in the middle the temp has actually gone UP a couple degrees, as if the heat has migrated into the center of the tun.
any thoughts? should i adjust my starting temp to account for this? should i stir once during the rest? all good, proceed as i have been?
thanks all!