I'm about to brew my first hefeweizen and by all accounts a triple Decoction is the way to go for the mash. I've been reading up on it and have a few questions...My Mash Schedule look like this:
Acid Rest: Add 6.00 gal of water at 97.9 F 95.0 F 45 min -
Protein Rest Decoct: 1.65 gal of mash and boil it 122.0 F 60 min -
Saccharification: Decoct 2.07 gal of mash and boil it 148.0 F 15 min -
Saccharification: Decoct 1.12 gal of mash and boil it 158.0 F 15 min -
Mash Out: Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F 10 min -
1.) Am I supposed to add each decoction back to the mash after I get it to the temperature indicated on the recipe or am I supposed to bring it to a boil and add it back to the Mash tun at which point it should raise the temperature of the entire mash to that indicated on the recipe?
I've also seen where some people just add the decoctions to each other but this doesn't make sense to me..
2.) How is the Mash out accomplished? I assume that I'll need to add some water to the grain as I won't get my full boil volume from the above. Do I use a batch sparge at this point?
Thanks for the help...
Acid Rest: Add 6.00 gal of water at 97.9 F 95.0 F 45 min -
Protein Rest Decoct: 1.65 gal of mash and boil it 122.0 F 60 min -
Saccharification: Decoct 2.07 gal of mash and boil it 148.0 F 15 min -
Saccharification: Decoct 1.12 gal of mash and boil it 158.0 F 15 min -
Mash Out: Heat to 168.0 F over 10 min 168.0 F 10 min -
1.) Am I supposed to add each decoction back to the mash after I get it to the temperature indicated on the recipe or am I supposed to bring it to a boil and add it back to the Mash tun at which point it should raise the temperature of the entire mash to that indicated on the recipe?
I've also seen where some people just add the decoctions to each other but this doesn't make sense to me..
2.) How is the Mash out accomplished? I assume that I'll need to add some water to the grain as I won't get my full boil volume from the above. Do I use a batch sparge at this point?
Thanks for the help...