yeah...another decoction thread

[pherball]

well after watching Kaiser's video about three times and screwing around on beer smith i have decided to attempt a decoction for a maerzen.

The mash i have come up with incorporates three rests: 140, 158 and 168

I'll infuse to reach the first rest and pull decoctions for the second two.

My question is at what point should i pull the first decoction after the initial infusion and 140 rest; is it okay for the mash to sit at 140 while i pull the decoction convert and then boil it, because that would mean it is resting for close to an hour.

Any feedback you guys might have would be appreciated

 

[blackwaterbrewer]

that is the idea. you want the liquid to stay behind and sit around 140 while the thick mash is boiled. i usually 140 rest for 20 minutes, then pull the decoction. just make sure to take mostly grains and leave behind the liquid, then add a few quarts of water to the decoction pot and boil the crap out of it while stirring for 10-15 minutes

 

[MarkSheffield]

There was another recent decoction thread at >>--> https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f36/decoction-mash-schedule-schwarzbier-132742/

One of the guys put out a great idea of mixing in an infusion within the first decoction stage - you should check it out. Having messed around with my first couple of decoction mashes recently, his idea immediately resonated with me as a way to get that first decoction step underway.