How cold can mash safely get, and advice on warming?
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 6:05 pm
It's cold where I live and I'm having a lot of trouble keeping the mash warm.
How cold can mash safely get, and what can I do to warm it up?
I keep it in a filing cabinet at night and pack the thing full of blankets but it still ends up a little chilly in the morning, and it never warms up in the day even if I leave it sitting on a heating vent all day.
The yeast is still alive (it may have died in one container actually, dunno), but I don't know how long it can survive these temps.
I dont' know how cold the water is, haven't been able to find my thermometer. What's the coldest it can safely get?
How cold can mash safely get, and what can I do to warm it up?
I keep it in a filing cabinet at night and pack the thing full of blankets but it still ends up a little chilly in the morning, and it never warms up in the day even if I leave it sitting on a heating vent all day.
The yeast is still alive (it may have died in one container actually, dunno), but I don't know how long it can survive these temps.
I dont' know how cold the water is, haven't been able to find my thermometer. What's the coldest it can safely get?