add grains boiled separately?

ryan_howard said:

I'm planning a basic stout batch. But I want to put a small portion of it into a separate bucket after boiling and add chocolate malt that's been mashed and boiled separately. Any reason I couldn't do this?

I've split batches before to add fruits and extracts, but never thought of manipulating grains this way.

Thoughts?

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ryan_howard said:

Cat - thanks. Just found this article and it helped explain that to me:

http://beersmith.com/blog/2010/01/04/diastatic-power-and-mashing-your-beer/

Would you recommend just steeping or maybe including some German Wheat Malt? (ratio?)

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ryan_howard said:

Would this additional grain need to be brought to boil for sanitation purposes? Or would 30-60 minutes mashing be good enough? I'm thinking of prepping this the day before and having it ready.

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ryan_howard said:

Would this additional grain need to be brought to boil for sanitation purposes? Or would 30-60 minutes mashing be good enough? I'm thinking of prepping this the day before and having it ready.

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ChshreCat said:

NEVER boil ANY grain! You want to mash your grain and then boil the liquid that comes off it. Seperate the grain from the liquid before the boil.

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