1. Is a decoction possible with a large percentage of adjuncts? My recipe uses 48.8% rye.
2. Due to mash tun space I can only do a thickness of 1.5 qt/lb. Will that be a problem?
3. I was reading through your website about pH in brewing. The pH of my tap water is high (8.4) and I use 5.2 Stabilizer in my mash. On you page you suggest a mash pH of over 5.4 when doing a decoction mash. Should I go low or high on the mash pH.
Sorry Keiser, had just one stupid question. How long do you rest the first decotion solution in the pot insulated by the blanket? 15 or 50 minutes? THanks man!.
So my question is can I use my heat stick to ramp from one sacc temperature to the other and get similar results as people who add hot water or do decoction (melanoidin aside)? Will my gradual temp ramp produce a different or worse beer than a sudden temp ramp? It would take me about 10-15 min to make the jump.
the youtube links are not clickable for me I have to try to find them else where.
I think these videos may have just answered some questions for me. I just finished my 2nd AG last night (Bee Cave Brewery Rye IPA). Since this is only my 2nd AG and I'm living in an apartment, my equipment list is limited. 2 items on my wish list is a gas burner and wort chiller.
Anyway, back to the brew. I noticed that I lost about ~1.5 gal of wort due to massive amounts of trub. On the last video you showed the amount of protein that was filtered out. Would I be wrong in believing I may have recovered an additional, say, .75 gals of wort had I gone this method? Also, how does this effect efficiency?
Thanks again for the video and the additional references.
Ok, so stupid question... For those doing a decoction mash, is it necessary to have a false bottom? or does the constant stirring work well enough?
Appreciate it, looking forward to trying this....
Jaimez said:Do some more research on decoction mashing. Watch videos, read, ect.
You use your NORMAL mash tun. You PULL grain to boil in a separate vessal. Then return it to the Mash, which should have a false bottom, unless your BIAB.
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