NOISEpollution
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So I've been under the impression that I've been doing partial mash but apparently I'm actually doing extract with specialty grains.
My first few batches had me heat about 2 gallons of water to 160, add grains, cover and steep for an hour maintaining that temperature, pour wort through filter and colander into bucket, sparge with a gallon of 170 degree water and then return to brew pot.
After reading Sam Calagione's Extreme Brewing book he recommended placing grains in a grain bag and placing in the brew pot with 4 gallons of water, turning on the heat, allowing water to heat to 170 (stirring occasionally) and then removing grains once a temperature of 170 is reached. Obviously this method is much easier as I'm not pouring the wort through strainers and dealing with the mess of grains but I've been told that this is not partial mash.
Is there any difference in the results? Without knowing all of this, I concocted a recipe with a half lb of chocolate malt, crystal malt, and roasted barley and steeped them as Calagione instructed. Will this method work with the grains I used?
Any info is appreciated.
My first few batches had me heat about 2 gallons of water to 160, add grains, cover and steep for an hour maintaining that temperature, pour wort through filter and colander into bucket, sparge with a gallon of 170 degree water and then return to brew pot.
After reading Sam Calagione's Extreme Brewing book he recommended placing grains in a grain bag and placing in the brew pot with 4 gallons of water, turning on the heat, allowing water to heat to 170 (stirring occasionally) and then removing grains once a temperature of 170 is reached. Obviously this method is much easier as I'm not pouring the wort through strainers and dealing with the mess of grains but I've been told that this is not partial mash.
Is there any difference in the results? Without knowing all of this, I concocted a recipe with a half lb of chocolate malt, crystal malt, and roasted barley and steeped them as Calagione instructed. Will this method work with the grains I used?
Any info is appreciated.