cracking grains for steeping...

[justenoughforme]

do you get much more from the grains doing this?

i made my last batch and it wasn't NEARLY as dark as i expected. in terms of color i wanted porter and got abbey. didn't know if i was missing an obvious step.

this is just for Steeping specialty grains

 

[zeekage]

Yes you definitely want to mill the grains you steep. Otherwise you'll be missing out on a big part of their contribution to the beer. You'll be somewhat low on your OG and you wont get nearly the color/flavor without milling them.

 

[justenoughforme]

i had no idea, and that explains why my beer didn't get nearly as dark as predicted

thank you