danielinva
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I know this can be done, but was wondering if it makes more sense to leave the grain bed dry between boils or if I should leave it resting at about 170 F.
I'm also interested in whether or not anyone has had success with mashing just the base grains and then steeping the specialty grains in both the big and small brews in more of an extract brew fashion. I want to brew an imperial stout next week but I don't really want another stout as my small beer.
And I guess I have one more question while I'm at it. If I'm going for a 50/50 volume split between the two brews, do I do my first sparge with just enough water to get up to my pre-boil volume or should I go ahead and refill the mash tun and just draw out what I need and leave the rest for later?
Thanks for any help.
I'm also interested in whether or not anyone has had success with mashing just the base grains and then steeping the specialty grains in both the big and small brews in more of an extract brew fashion. I want to brew an imperial stout next week but I don't really want another stout as my small beer.
And I guess I have one more question while I'm at it. If I'm going for a 50/50 volume split between the two brews, do I do my first sparge with just enough water to get up to my pre-boil volume or should I go ahead and refill the mash tun and just draw out what I need and leave the rest for later?
Thanks for any help.