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Some of you know about my journey in recovering from herniated discs, and that I didn't/couldn't brew for about a year and a half.
My back eventually improved to the point that I could do all of the tasks, but handling the weight of the spent grains was still not an option.
Enter brewing partial mash, and I've gotta tell you, I will never go "back" to all grain! (that's not really a pun is it?).
I have altered all of my recipes to include 3lbs of DME, a nice number as it comes in either 1lb, or 3lb packages from my LHBS.
My first couple of brews I used more than 3lbs, and missed my gravity by a fairly significant amount, this was a diastatic power issue with the small amount of grains in the mash.
I am dialed in now, partial mash, you saved my brewing career!
My back eventually improved to the point that I could do all of the tasks, but handling the weight of the spent grains was still not an option.
Enter brewing partial mash, and I've gotta tell you, I will never go "back" to all grain! (that's not really a pun is it?).
I have altered all of my recipes to include 3lbs of DME, a nice number as it comes in either 1lb, or 3lb packages from my LHBS.
My first couple of brews I used more than 3lbs, and missed my gravity by a fairly significant amount, this was a diastatic power issue with the small amount of grains in the mash.
I am dialed in now, partial mash, you saved my brewing career!