johnnytaco
Well-Known Member
I've been brewing for a year and a quarter now and have a question. In all the books I've read about decoction mashes, they all say to remove the mash, bring it to a boil and add back to the mash to bring up the temp between steps. My question may seem silly, but do they mean that I'm supposed to pull the grain and liquor from the mash and heat it up or just to pull the wort/liquor out and heat it up? From what I know, bringing the grain and husks up above 175 is supposed to pull tannins from the husks and make off flavors in the beer. I have made a bunch of beers with the decoction method by pulling only wort/liquor off of the mash and putting it back after it's boiled for a while, but I want to make sure that I'm not doing something wrong. The beers have turned out awesome, but if I'm supposed to be doing something different, I'd like to know. Thanks for your time.
-JT
-JT