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Originally Posted by AnOldUR
Yeah. When the wife's not home I get to play. Can't say that the beer is any better, but decoction is an interesting process. Not something to be done routinely.
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I do a quadruple decoction mash (106-acid,122-protein,144-beta,153-alpha,168-mashout) for my home-malted grain bills; especially for the 60% wheat hefe. I don't think it is too much work, and carrying the boil pot between my room and the kitchen is a good workout (I'm young, though). I even did a triple decoction for the tripel that I brewed using Belgian Pilsner malt a few days ago.
I'm pretty sure that I'm a complete masochist, however... 
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On Deck: Several Brews...
Primary: nuthin'
Bottled: #5-Cascade APA - OG 1.054 (2010-01-05 -> 2010-02-02), #4-Mega Chocolate Stout - OG 1.065 (2009-10-15 -> 2009-11-11), #2-Fresnos Tripel - OG 1.080ish (2009-08-18 -> 2009-09-30)
Dumped: #0-Improper Honey Infested Wheat
Consumed: #1-Proper Infested Wheat (bottled 08/04/2009), #3-Vanilla Porter - OG 1.062 (09/20/2009 -> 10/07/2009)
Infested Wheat: Hefeweizen made from the last, dusty bag of whole wheat from the old feed store 30 miles away.
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