Sorry I’m really new to brewing and just want to put this question out there as I don’t have the knowledge to answer it myself and an internet search hasn’t helped.
My friend decided he would try to brew a batch of beer. He used a tin of extract (sorry I forget which one) dry malt extract and some specialty malts. He soaked his malts in a pot of 168-170F water for 30 minutes. Then removed the grain bag and set the pot in an ice bath to cool before adding the wort, extract, LDM and water to his fermenter. This is the part where I’m a bit concerned. I was told you had to remove the bag and then bring the wort to a boil for a period of time to pasteurise it and then cool to fermentation temp. Am I wrong? Will his brew be ok?
My friend decided he would try to brew a batch of beer. He used a tin of extract (sorry I forget which one) dry malt extract and some specialty malts. He soaked his malts in a pot of 168-170F water for 30 minutes. Then removed the grain bag and set the pot in an ice bath to cool before adding the wort, extract, LDM and water to his fermenter. This is the part where I’m a bit concerned. I was told you had to remove the bag and then bring the wort to a boil for a period of time to pasteurise it and then cool to fermentation temp. Am I wrong? Will his brew be ok?
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