I'm sorry I brought up bad memories for you. I know people who make good sun tea, so I thought the analogy would help with the point that some homebrew book authors talk about different techniques to steep grains. I'll probably try some of the techniques over the next couple of months. If you...
Steeping grains is similar to steeping tea.
When I started doing my own recipes, I would add the steeping grains to the pot when I started heating the water then take the grains out when temp got to around 160 F (typically 20 minutes). I started with kits, which steeped this way, so I...