Splitting up a brew day?

Mashing
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I seem to be seriously short on time these days and wanted to know if there is any harm or risk in splitting up my brew day by mashing/sparging one day then doing the boil a few days later. My plan is to collect the wort into my brew pot and stick that into a fridge with a lid until I have time for the boil.

Thanks.

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I’ve heard of people doing overnight mashes. Mash-in late at night and start the boil the following morning. You don’t want the wort to sit for days. It will spoil (sour?) with time.

EDIT: You could mash/sparge and collect your runnings, bring it to a quick boil then let it cool and finish the boil the next day, but IMO, that’s even more time consuming.

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You should be fine puting it in the refrigerator. I threw my back out brewing one time and put mine in the refrigerator for more than a week and was fine. I read about people cold and hot steeping grains and storing them for two weeks in the refrigerator for for there next brew day without any problems

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Hmmm… Looks like a split decision. Guess I’ll play it safe and hold off until I have the time.

Thanks guys.

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[quote=“LJb”]Hmmm… Looks like a split decision. Guess I’ll play it safe and hold off until I have the time.

Thanks guys.[/quote]

Or do more extract batches, or save time with BIAB (Brew in a bag).

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[quote=“bstein”][quote=“LJb”]Hmmm… Looks like a split decision. Guess I’ll play it safe and hold off until I have the time.

Thanks guys.[/quote]

Or do more extract batches, or save time with BIAB (Brew in a bag).[/quote]

+1. It’s been years since I’ve used my mash tun. I have my BIAB sessions down to about 3.5 hours, from milling to cleanup. If I were any more pinched for time I would just do extract…although I’ve never done extract so not sure it would save any time since I would have to read up how to do it.

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BIAB sounds interesting. Never done one so I’ll have to read up on it.

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I’d recommend the same. I’m right about 4hrs from pulling out my equipment until putting it all away again. All grain, full volume boil, BIAB with a dunk sparge. The only time I’m over 4hrs is if I’m doing a longer mash, longer boil, or if I decide to brew at night and have a few beers.