I have been reading some brewing books and threads about the mash. The part I am wondering about is the grain and water. I had years past on high gravity beers 30 to 40 llb grain bills and had a bit of work getting all the dough balls stirred out, never knowing for sure if they all got broken apart. I started putting the water in the mash tun first and added grain, stir, more grain, stir until all the grain was in the mash. No chance of dough balls doing it this way. is there any reason for this not to work? For me its much easier!
Next, I am about to do a high gravity brew soon and am thinking of getting rice husks, hate those stuck mashes! Its quite a drive to get to a place to get them and shipping is very high for a bag. I was thinking of something easier/cheaper to use and while filling the bird feeders the other day, I thought why not use the sunflower shells. Any thoughts on this or something else that might work?
Thanks
Next, I am about to do a high gravity brew soon and am thinking of getting rice husks, hate those stuck mashes! Its quite a drive to get to a place to get them and shipping is very high for a bag. I was thinking of something easier/cheaper to use and while filling the bird feeders the other day, I thought why not use the sunflower shells. Any thoughts on this or something else that might work?
Thanks