As I understand it there is little relative difference between mashing and steeping as far as the process is concerned. I noticed when shopping for grains online, many suppliers reference whether the grain should be mashed or steeped and they sometimes don't mention either.
All of the brewing I have been doing for the last year or so has led me to start developing a recipe of my own, from scratch, based on what I would like the beer to turn out being like and based on what I should expect from the ingredients (both individually and as a combined whole).
Right now this is just a "hypothetical" recipe on paper. I plan on brewing some recipes that have a part of their final style that I would like my beer to have. By playing with the ingredients, to a degree, and seeing what the results are I can adjust my recipe.
All of that being said, should I concern myself with mash vs. steep when ordering a grain? If I use a base malt in my recipe that is to be mashed, can I add a malt that is to be steeped to the mash and not worry about it?
All of the brewing I have been doing for the last year or so has led me to start developing a recipe of my own, from scratch, based on what I would like the beer to turn out being like and based on what I should expect from the ingredients (both individually and as a combined whole).
Right now this is just a "hypothetical" recipe on paper. I plan on brewing some recipes that have a part of their final style that I would like my beer to have. By playing with the ingredients, to a degree, and seeing what the results are I can adjust my recipe.
All of that being said, should I concern myself with mash vs. steep when ordering a grain? If I use a base malt in my recipe that is to be mashed, can I add a malt that is to be steeped to the mash and not worry about it?
