I've done 3-4 all grain brews so far and the journey from Hot side to cold side has seemed a bit manic and I think I'm missing a step. I'm still dialling in my equipment and getting to know my volumes and efficiency which seems to be in the 70's.
I use a diy coolbox mashtun and a 33 litre peco boiler and I've been using a hang on hop spider to limit hop matter in the kettle.
The process I'm interested in refining goes like this
1. At 15 mins from the end I add protofloc to the kettle.
2. At 10 mins the chiller goes in.
3. Any other adjuncts/late additions are added between 5 mins and 0 depending on requirements.
4. Flameout
5. Any 0 minute hops go in and if that has happened I let it stand until its dropped over 10-15 degrees
6. Start chilling - I usually agitate the wort around the chiller to speed the process
7. As soon as I am down to temp I decant to the FV
8. Pitch Yeast.
Should I leave it for 10-20 mins for the trub to settle in the kettle between cooling and decanting?
I should probably add that the **** in the bottlom of my FV in my all grain brews settles at 1"-1.5" thick about double what I see with kit brews.
I use a diy coolbox mashtun and a 33 litre peco boiler and I've been using a hang on hop spider to limit hop matter in the kettle.
The process I'm interested in refining goes like this
1. At 15 mins from the end I add protofloc to the kettle.
2. At 10 mins the chiller goes in.
3. Any other adjuncts/late additions are added between 5 mins and 0 depending on requirements.
4. Flameout
5. Any 0 minute hops go in and if that has happened I let it stand until its dropped over 10-15 degrees
6. Start chilling - I usually agitate the wort around the chiller to speed the process
7. As soon as I am down to temp I decant to the FV
8. Pitch Yeast.
Should I leave it for 10-20 mins for the trub to settle in the kettle between cooling and decanting?
I should probably add that the **** in the bottlom of my FV in my all grain brews settles at 1"-1.5" thick about double what I see with kit brews.