Beer Forum • View topic - 15-minute mash

yinzer · **Posted:** Sat Mar 04, 2006 7:15 am

madmacaw wrote:

Lufah wrote:

I listened to the archive again and he says that he does a 15min mash with a ~30min recirculation. That is a total of 45min contact time. So thats not that much less than a 60min mash that most homebrewers do.

Travis

The 60 minute mash you list would not include vorlauf time I assume, so add and average of 20 minutes to attain a completely clear runoff....80 minutes would be the total grain contact time, right? I am running completely clear lauter to the kettle within 45 to 50 minutes.
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Are you sure that a homebrewers vorlauf time is that long? We don't have the high pressure at the bottom of the mash tun. I get very clear runnings after only a few quarts.

madmacaw · **Posted:** Sat Mar 04, 2006 10:46 pm

yinzer wrote:

madmacaw wrote:

Lufah wrote:

I listened to the archive again and he says that he does a 15min mash with a ~30min recirculation. That is a total of 45min contact time. So thats not that much less than a 60min mash that most homebrewers do.

Travis

The 60 minute mash you list would not include vorlauf time I assume, so add and average of 20 minutes to attain a completely clear runoff....80 minutes would be the total grain contact time, right? I am running completely clear lauter to the kettle within 45 to 50 minutes.
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Are you sure that a homebrewers vorlauf time is that long? We don't have the high pressure at the bottom of the mash tun. I get very clear runnings after only a few quarts.

No, that comment was based upon the times contained only within that posting. As you stated, mashing system setups will vary in the time required for a clear, particulate free runoff. In response to that post I was just trying to clarify the difference in perception of a mash rest versus the onset of recirculation.

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