menschmaschine
Well-Known Member
I'm planning to brew a Munich Helles and wanted to get some input from people who know more than I here (a good many!)... I've been studying up on decoction mashing and was working out a way to incorporate this into my set-up (3-tier, 3-keg, 3-burner). When I learned exactly what decoction does for the end beer flavor, I wondered if step-mashing with a burner would actually produce similar results. I say this because if one can find a good medium between stirring enough to prevent scorching (plus using an SS false bottom) and not stirring too much so that the grain near the bottom of the keg would get near boiling while the burner is on to bring up the temp to the next step, couldn't one turn off the burner at the right time to stir it all together to get up to the next temperature in the mash schedule? This last part may be difficult to get just right, but I guess I'm just trying to figure out if decoction is really worth it compared to step mashing for this type of beer and with my brewing set-up.