jimmywit
Well-Known Member
I just did a brew and took a recipe from a book from the owner of the dog fish head brewery. In the recipe it stated to use 1/2 lbs of torrified wheat and 1/2 lbs of 6 row pale malt, place them in a grain bag place the bag in water, turn the heat on high until 170 then remove the bag. Now after reading and research I find out these grains must be mashed, or it will create off flavored beer. What is the deal? why do so many of these recipes call to steep grains that in turn need to be mashed? Or am I just way off base. Sorry I am just new and want to learn as much as I can so I can make good beer. I just want to figure this stuff out.