GibbyGibson
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I'm prepping to do my first partial mash where I'm steeping my specialty grains and using LME as the base malts but I had a couple questions. I'm using a mesh bag (I'm assuming it's called BIAB but not positive)
1) how much water should I steep in? I'm working on a stove top with ~3.5 gallons for my wort and 60 minute boil then adding water once in the fermenter and topping off to 6 gallons. I have less than 2 lbs of specialty grains. Can I steep in a smaller batch then add it to my brew kettle? Or should I steep it in the 3.5 gallons?
2) do I get it to the mash temp and hold it there with the burner on or do I turn off the heat and let it sit for the 30 minutes? Haven't seen a good answer yet.
Thanks for the input.
1) how much water should I steep in? I'm working on a stove top with ~3.5 gallons for my wort and 60 minute boil then adding water once in the fermenter and topping off to 6 gallons. I have less than 2 lbs of specialty grains. Can I steep in a smaller batch then add it to my brew kettle? Or should I steep it in the 3.5 gallons?
2) do I get it to the mash temp and hold it there with the burner on or do I turn off the heat and let it sit for the 30 minutes? Haven't seen a good answer yet.
Thanks for the input.