Papinquack
Well-Known Member
I've made 5 batches of beer up to this point and they all have been really good. The gravitys were exactly where they were supposed to be with the exception of one batch. That gravity was only slightly off due to the fact that the kit came with a packet of Munton's instead of the traditional nottingham. Anyway, I was wondering about my steeping practices and I wanted to see what your thoughts are reguarding it. I put my steeping grains in my brew pot when the water is at room temperature , I dunk it up and down till the temperatue reaches 170 degrees, then let the steeping bag drip without squeezing, then proceed with the recipe. If I were to steep the grains the traditional way of 20 minutes at a temp between 160 and 170 would there be any difference?