Question regarding long mash time (1.5-2 hours)

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heywolfie1015

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What happens if you mash in around 154, and then leave it for 1.5-2 hours? I might have to head out of the house during a mash tomorrow and not be back for an hour and a half.

My concern is that I don't want this to be a dry beer and that temperature dip after the first hour might create more fermentable sugars. Another concern is that a long mash might draw out tannins.

Any sage advice on this?
 
If you aren't running a RIMS or HERMS it'll lose temp and whatever enzymes in the mash that aren't denatured by the higher temp will become more active.

Never heard of tannin extraction being based on time, only pH.
 
My daughter had to have stitches in the middle of one my mashes and I had to leave it for 4 hours. Drinking the beer now and its perfectly fine! :mug:
 
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