TheMinionsThree
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Will this work.
I bought the wootstout extract kit from NB and it comes with nearly 3lb of specialty grain for steeping. Supposed to steep for 20 min or until water reaches 170. This seems like an awful waste of some tasty grains.
My thought:
Could I was these same 3lb and do a mini mash BIAB style. Bring water up to a strike temp (maybe 155 as all grain version says Sacch' Rest at 148), turn off burner, dump all grains into BIAB bag and let rest for "x" amount of time. Drain bag and rinse grains with hot water.
I do not know a great deal about AG brewing yet, but think this would allow more starches and sugars to release from the specialty grains to produce more complex flavor.
Also read that over steeping can cause flavor problems.
Will this idea gain me anything?
How long should the rest be?
Am I too green on AG brewing to be asking something like this?
If this is a stupid though please let me know. Please be nice this is only my 6th brew.
Attached are links to both the AG and Extract instructions.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/w00tstout.pdf
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-w00tstout.pdf
I bought the wootstout extract kit from NB and it comes with nearly 3lb of specialty grain for steeping. Supposed to steep for 20 min or until water reaches 170. This seems like an awful waste of some tasty grains.
My thought:
Could I was these same 3lb and do a mini mash BIAB style. Bring water up to a strike temp (maybe 155 as all grain version says Sacch' Rest at 148), turn off burner, dump all grains into BIAB bag and let rest for "x" amount of time. Drain bag and rinse grains with hot water.
I do not know a great deal about AG brewing yet, but think this would allow more starches and sugars to release from the specialty grains to produce more complex flavor.
Also read that over steeping can cause flavor problems.
Will this idea gain me anything?
How long should the rest be?
Am I too green on AG brewing to be asking something like this?
If this is a stupid though please let me know. Please be nice this is only my 6th brew.
Attached are links to both the AG and Extract instructions.
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/beerkits/w00tstout.pdf
http://www.northernbrewer.com/documentation/allgrain/AG-w00tstout.pdf