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Which did you go with? Did you soak the oak cubes in syrup?

No they weren't double crushed. Yes I believe its the same bag.

I used the standard 24X24 grain bag recommended, and there was a large amount of grain husks in the boil. Has anyone else noticed this as well and if so, did you have any tannin issues?

Thanks I think I will go with MO. It has never failed me in the past.

I'm brewing a mild and planned on Munton's Mild Ale Malt comprising the bulk of the grain bill. My local homebrew shop doesn't carry it, but they do carry Gambrinus ESB malt which the manager said was similar. Would the Gambrinus be a good substitute or should I just order the Mild Malt from an...

I plan on brewing an Oktoberfest with a grain bill consisting of Vienna malt, some Munich II, and a little Caramunich. I would like to avoid doing a decotion. Should I expect a nice malty character or will a single infusion fail to bring out the melanoidin flavor? Should I add some melanoidin...

Has anyone ever increased the length of the sparge to an hour or 45 minutes? I tried it and my efficiency increased, but my beer developed a funky off flavor during the first few sips. Could this be indicative of releasing tannins because of over sparging?

How would you perform a mash out step using this method?