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Old 08-19-2009, 08:00 PM   #11
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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.
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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I get what you're saying. I really want to try it one of these brew sessions where I'm using mostly undermodified malts like munich or vienna, just to try and get some authenticity into the brew.
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A few months ago I was at my parent's cabin and found a bottle of my blonde way in the back of their fridge. I'd given them a 24 case with a mix, and they drank the rest so fast I thought nothing was left.

Of course I had to take the one I found for "scientific" purposes. Poured super clear, had sediment in the bottom from sitting so long (even though it was bottled from a keg). Tasted pretty good. I was suprised considering it was a light beer, almost a year old, and was bottled with a BMBF.
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Old 08-19-2009, 10:27 PM   #14
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My first batch after a long hiatus of brewing got infected. It was my house ale. It turned out to be a lambic.....

I still have one PET bottle in the fridge. I'm a little afraid to open it. Its been 4 months.

I have made 50+ gallons since....

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