Overnight mash?

[jtmwhyte]

Just floating the idea of doing an overnight mash on Thursday night. The wife is out for two nights, the little man it's at daycare Friday, but I don't want to spend a full brew day as I'm fixing our house up to put on the market next week and the wife would not be impressed to find the new flooring not installed and a new batch of beer made.

Has anyone done a long mash like this? I'm thinking mash in between 10-11 pm Thursday night and boil around 7:00 am.
It's a blonde ale so dryness won't be a huge issue.

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[mr x]

I prefer to mash and run off into the kettle, warm it up to boiling point, cover, and let it sit overnight.

[LiverDance]

I've done and over night mash not too long ago. Lost 7 degrees in 11hrs. I used tinfoil over the top of the mash and wrapped the tun in a sleeping bag.

[sleepyjamie]

I'd like to start doing this as well. Except start in the morning before I go to work. Sometimes I'll come home and do the mash and go back to work.

[Dirt Chicken]

what kinds of beer would this process be good for??

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[dean2k]

Just did my 1st one a couple of batches back out of necessity. But a great time saver in the end!

[sleepyjamie]

Yeah definitely a time saver. Don't need to plan 5 hour brew days anymore

[jtmwhyte]

Yeah, a quick Google search brought me to links from HBT. Their community didn't recommend it, so I figured it was okay to do.

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[mr x]

Brewnoser of the Year contest over already!

[CorneliusAlphonse]

Yeah I mean there could be issues with too much lactic being produced - I've let my mashed grains sit warm in the run overnight, and they can start to smell pretty sour (though that is usually closer to 24 hours, and at slightly cooler temperatures, since the wort is already drained)

[spears104]

I have mashed the evening before but I just put the runoff in a sanitized primary fermenter and snap the cover closed on it. I once got called in to work on a brew day so I ran the mash off into the fermeter and sealed it. I didn't get back until two days later. I thought I would find it ruined but it still looked as smelled OK so I poured it in the kettle. It turned out OK. Not recommended, but I guess you can get away with it.

[dean2k]

Yeah I mean there could be issues with too much lactic being produced - I've let my mashed grains sit warm in the run overnight, and they can start to smell pretty sour (though that is usually closer to 24 hours, and at slightly cooler temperatures, since the wort is already drained)

Yeah, for the record mine was 8-10 hrs in the MT cooler with my full BIAB volume and it never got down to that sour mash temp.

[LTownLiquorPig]

Don Osborn mentions in a couple of his videos that he'll mash, run off, and let it sit in the kettle overnight and finally boil in the morning. Going to try that approach.

[jtmwhyte]

I took the plunge and mashed overnight last night. Lost 8 degrees in 8 hours and hit 84% Efficiency which is huge on my system. Provided things work out well with the fermentation I may do this with more beers that I want to dry out.

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[jtmwhyte]

I'm thinking of doing this tonight with Hammer of Thom IPA. I'd mash in around 154 and run the mash about 6-7 hours with a mash out in the morning. I did this several times (Most successfully with 10 Gallon batch of Centennial Blonde Ale). It's a huge time saver.

[LiverDance]

I'm thinking of doing this tonight with Hammer of Thom IPA. I'd mash in around 154 and run the mash about 6-7 hours with a mash out in the morning. I did this several times (Most successfully with 10 Gallon batch of Centennial Blonde Ale). It's a huge time saver.

I did it with my last IIPA, turned out great. Lost about 8 degrees overnight. Brew it up

[jtmwhyte]

Just Mashed in

As an aside, Melanoiden smells AWESOME when being crushed! I've not brewed with it yet, but damn.

[LiverDance]

Just Mashed in

As an aside, Melanoiden smells AWESOME when being crushed! I've not brewed with it yet, but damn.

Melanoiden is awesome! Is this the IPA with 7% and the rest 2row? If so that's an awesome combo. Check out my posted comfortable numb recipe on the board, very similar

[jtmwhyte]

Just Mashed in

As an aside, Melanoiden smells AWESOME when being crushed! I've not brewed with it yet, but damn.

Melanoiden is awesome! Is this the IPA with 7% and the rest 2row? If so that's an awesome combo. Check out my posted comfortable numb recipe on the board, very similar

Yes, it is the 93/7 split with Canada Malting Sup. Pale. I actually stole the grain bill from your Comfortably Numb, so no surprise there. I was hoping for something with a malty backbone without the sweetness of a lot of commercial IPAs. I love me some hops.

[jtmwhyte]

I'm also rampaging on whirlpool hops. I've got 4 oz. of High Alpha at flameout and I'm gonna steep and stir for 20 min before cooling.

[LiverDance]

I'm also rampaging on whirlpool hops. I've got 4 oz. of High Alpha at flameout and I'm gonna steep and stir for 20 min before cooling.

Awesome, you won't be disapointed in the backbone of this beer.Forget thinking high alpha for whirlpool and start thinking high cohumulone....http://www.mrmalty.com/late_hopping.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[dexter]

I'm also rampaging on whirlpool hops. I've got 4 oz. of High Alpha at flameout and I'm gonna steep and stir for 20 min before cooling.

Awesome, you won't be disapointed in the backbone of this beer.Forget thinking high alpha for whirlpool and start thinking high cohumulone....http://www.mrmalty.com/late_hopping.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Please explain further

[LiverDance]

I'm also rampaging on whirlpool hops. I've got 4 oz. of High Alpha at flameout and I'm gonna steep and stir for 20 min before cooling.

Awesome, you won't be disapointed in the backbone of this beer.Forget thinking high alpha for whirlpool and start thinking high cohumulone....http://www.mrmalty.com/late_hopping.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Please explain further

no need, for some reason i was thinking bittering instead of flavor and aroma. Too many homebrews

[GillettBreweryCnslt]

OK, I'm going to rehash this thread. I have the rare opportunity to brew this weekend as the wife and kid are gone (first time ever!). So I'm going to brew the shit out of this weekend and I want to maximize my time and I'm considering overnight mashes.

Trevor - you still doing this? how did they turn out in the end?

For everyone else - have you done this yet? Any tricks/tips/advice/thoughts? Any styles you wouldn't mash overnight?

I may start tonight if the gods be with me.

[GuingesRock]

Tried it lots of times. Didn't like the results and stopped doing it.