Quick all grain and steeping question

[bbeckwith]

Ill try and keep this short. I have made a recipe that I think looks great. It's an Imperial IPA and I have 12lbs of 2 Row Pale Malt grain. And 2lbs of cara 60L.

Should I mash the cara 60L with the other, or should I mash just the 12lbs of 2row Pale malt and then steep the cara 60L. I am using Beersmith 2 and it is saying that I would be mashing it all, but then when I was thinking about it, I can't seem to find any option for steeping specialty grains.

Just curious. I know if I steeped the cara 60L I would get better color.

 

[mdgagne]

I'm pretty sure there is no reason to steep specialty grains separately. Just mash all your grains togetheris what I've read.

 

[bbeckwith]

ok sounds good to me..I will just mash it all together .... I tend to over think things

 

[acuenca]

Agree with above...there's no reason to separate out the adjuncts/other malts and the base malts when doing AG. In most cases they will contribute some fermentable sugars and color (SRM) during the mash.

 

[bbeckwith]

Much appreciated comments happy brewing guys