daveyiv
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I have been trying to figure out what exactly the difference is in steeping vs mashing. I understand that if the grain has diastatic power then you are mashing because it is converting to sugars. However my confusion is in the actual process, aren't they both essentially the same process?
I have been searching and stuff and read the partial mash sticky and it seems to me that they are basically steeped like a tea bag. I have come across some information about sparging though, is this basically pouring hot water over the grain bag after it has already steeped and into your steep mixture?
Actually let me bring up an example, Im considering making the centennial blonde recipe which includes 1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 16.7 % and i've read that steeping dextrine will cause hte beer to have starch haze. So I don't really understand how I avoid that since both seem the same as steeping to me.
I have been searching and stuff and read the partial mash sticky and it seems to me that they are basically steeped like a tea bag. I have come across some information about sparging though, is this basically pouring hot water over the grain bag after it has already steeped and into your steep mixture?
Actually let me bring up an example, Im considering making the centennial blonde recipe which includes 1.00 lb Cara-Pils/Dextrine (2.0 SRM) Grain 16.7 % and i've read that steeping dextrine will cause hte beer to have starch haze. So I don't really understand how I avoid that since both seem the same as steeping to me.