The Bishop’s Indulgence (V)
What goes in to the mash tun must come out! As many of you already know, this is a no frills brewery. There is no door in the mash tun through which the spent grain can be shoveled into an auger taking it to grain bins outside. Here it is a case of standing by the mash tun and shoveling the grain out into the sacks from whence it came and then hauling them up the stairs and dragging them outside for the farmer to collect. The dry weight of these sacks coming into the brewery is 55lbs. The weight of the spent grain sacks (ie wet mash) is closer to 80lbs and don’t forget, the spent grain is still very hot. To say that digging the mash tun out is not fun would be something of an understatement! Now I’ve got the grain out of the mash tun I have to jump in it and scrub and rinse it out so that it is ready for tomorrow’s brew day.
Dig, dig, dig!
Just in case you were wondering, 610lbs of grain went into this brew. Ouch! No wonder my back hurts.
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This just in……The National Weather Service has just issued a Fog Advisory for the vicinity of Pratt Street and Howard Street………
Er, lads. maybe you should let those sacks cool off a wee bit first?
Oh, and once the fog breaks….. when should we look to come down for this latest indulgence? I’m packing the growlers already…..