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The grain bill - this is about 9 1/3 pounds of grain altogether:
- 6 lb 2 oz 2 row US pale malt
- 1 lb flaked corn
- 8 oz each of Cara-Pils Dextrine and 20 L, 60 L , and 80 L crystal malt
- 4 oz chocolate malt
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The mash tun with its field engineering modification - a copper wire to add shape and stiffness to the screen. Hopefully this will keep the screen from collapsing under the weight of the grain bed.
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The mash is underway - I wrapped the tun in blankets to keep the heat in but I still lost 5F over an hour.
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Wort after sparge and before boil.
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