Im fairly sure I have read about people who have done this without any problems. Basically I dont have enough time to brew today, so was wondering if I could mash and sparge today, let it sit overnight, and then carry out the boil tomorrow morning. Would I have any problems with this?? Is there anything I need to look out for??
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Brewing overnight
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BigEd
I have heard of folks doing successful overnight mashes but letting the wort sit overnight scares the tripe out of me. The big problem is the danger of infection. Wort is just a big microbial growth medium and sitting for hours at warm temps is inviting trouble IMO.
If you can't sqeeze the time, the overnight mash method would be safer I'm thinking. Wrap and insulate the mash tun to insure that the mash temp stays within the sugar rest temperature range, then you can do your runoff and boil the next day.
On the other hand if you can chill the wort first and keep it cold to minimize the chance of infection that may be the way to go. Good luck and let us know how it works out.
If you can't sqeeze the time, the overnight mash method would be safer I'm thinking. Wrap and insulate the mash tun to insure that the mash temp stays within the sugar rest temperature range, then you can do your runoff and boil the next day.
On the other hand if you can chill the wort first and keep it cold to minimize the chance of infection that may be the way to go. Good luck and let us know how it works out.
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Seveneer
Years ago, before I got an immersion chiller, I used to leave my wort overnigt before pitching as a matter of course. I only lost one batch as far as I recall and I think that was due to aeration when moving to secondary rather than leaving overnight before pitching. Incidentally, that was the first and last time I used a secondary other than the serving vessel.
/Phil.
/Phil.
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ColinKeb
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stringy
can someone explain the concept of time to me??
yeah, i clearly had more than enough time to brew yesterday!!
cheers for the quick replies anyway!
cheers for the quick replies anyway!
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PieOPah
Looks a little too late now but here is what I think....
People have talked about the chance of infection when leaving your wort overnight. I personally agree with everyone on this.
BUT you are wondering about leaving the boil for the next day. I might be wrong, but I can't see any reason why youcouldn't mash/sparge and then start the boil the next day. If any infection sets in, boiling the wort the next day will fix this for you anyway!!!
Might be something worth considering for next time.
People have talked about the chance of infection when leaving your wort overnight. I personally agree with everyone on this.
BUT you are wondering about leaving the boil for the next day. I might be wrong, but I can't see any reason why youcouldn't mash/sparge and then start the boil the next day. If any infection sets in, boiling the wort the next day will fix this for you anyway!!!
Might be something worth considering for next time.
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NzDan1
Ive known of folks who have mashed, sparged put it into a sealed container and boiled it a few days later with good results, sounds a bit risky to me though, if you get bacteria while mashing or sparging its only going to multiply in storage, whether these bacterias effect after boil I dont know, but there are heat resistant bacteria which will get going again after boil and if its had time to multiply before hand its got a jump ahead.
Whether this is correct I dont know, I read it somewhere.
I would do it, and im sure I will one day when short on time,
I think we are a bit over cautious sometimes.
Whether this is correct I dont know, I read it somewhere.
I would do it, and im sure I will one day when short on time,
I think we are a bit over cautious sometimes.