Short mash tips/tricks

[Weezy]

I guess, but this thread is about how to save time in a brew day. A diatribe about the beauty of step mashing is a bit off topic, yes?

 

[stpug]

I guess, but this thread is about how to save time in a brew day. A diatribe about the beauty of step mashing is a bit off topic, yes?

I guess, but only as much as a diatribe about homebrewers using under modified malts is. Just didn't want your post to go unanswered

 

[Yooper]

I guess, but this thread is about how to save time in a brew day. A diatribe about the beauty of step mashing is a bit off topic, yes?

Not really, as we also need to talk about results.

If you can mash for 20 minutes and boil for 15 minutes, and get the beer you love, that's great. If Vlad can mash for an entire day, boil for 2 hours, and get the beer that he prefers, that's great. I'm in the middle- I decoct some beers, step mash a couple, but for the most part do a traditional single infusion mash.

Time savings is only worthwhile to those who make that a priority. There are trade offs. For some, a single infusion mash is "good enough" for them. For others, it's not. There WILL be a big difference in the beer to those who appreciate it, particularly German style lagers. In an IPA, it would not be perceptible. It really depends on the goal of each brewer, and the results they are looking for.

 

[zwiller]

Wanted to post and update (and stir the pot back up )

Did a 1.048 grisette Saturday with a 30 minute mash @ 150F (briess 2 row brewers malt base) and a single batch sparge. Hit my numbers @ 80% efficiency. Brewday was about 3 hours with a 15m hopstand. Was interesting to time the lauter. The single batch sparge took same time as double batch with previous crush... Finer crush made runoff slower. In any event, my previous saison was 60m mash and went to 1.008 (3726). Hope I hit single digits with the grisette and that should confirm sufficient beta activity for my purposes.

 

[Weezy]

No comment. I'm retired from getting into arguments on HBT.