Steep question help

[cbren723]

This question may sound idiotic but I spent a lot of money and I really do not want to mess my beer up. After I steep my grains, what do I do???? Do I pour it immediately in cauldron before I start the boiling process with the malt extract and hops. Or do I add the steeped liquid after the boiling process. And if I add it in after the boiling process do I put it in immediately after boiling and continue to chilling it. Or do I put it after the cauldron is chilled right before fermentation?

I tried to find a resource put I found conflicting ideas. I dont know if it matters but I am breewing a strong scotch ale.

 

[Yooper]

This question may sound idiotic but I spent a lot of money and I really do not want to mess my beer up. After I steep my grains, what do I do???? Do I pour it immediately in cauldron before I start the boiling process with the malt extract and hops. Or do I add the steeped liquid after the boiling process. And if I add it in after the boiling process do I put it in immediately after boiling and continue to chilling it. Or do I put it after the cauldron is chilled right before fermentation?

I tried to find a resource put I found conflicting ideas. I dont know if it matters but I am breewing a strong scotch ale.

You will boil your liquor (that's what it's called) from the steeping grains along with your boil. The easy way is to take out the grains, and bring your brewing water up to a boil right in the same pot.

 

[cbren723]

thanks. Should I steep with the same amount of water I would use in my boiling process or add water after I am done with the steeping grains?

 

[Yooper]

thanks. Should I steep with the same amount of water I would use in my boiling process or add water after I am done with the steeping grains?

Bring it up to your boil volume when you're done steeping the grains. I know some people do this in two pots- steep the grains in a sauce pan while bringing the rest of the water up to a boil in the brew kettle. That's fine, too, and would be faster. But it depends on your setup.

 

[RobertRGeorge]

For a five gallon batch and say 750g grains I would use about 2 gallons water. Drain the grains into the pot, add another gallon and then raise to boil, turn off heat, add extract, bring to boil again, add hops.

 

[menerdari]

I do it all in one pot but I only do partial boils though, about 3 gallons and top up with sanitary water in my fermenter

 

[cbren723]

thanks again

 

[greenhaze]

If its a 5 gallon recipe you can bring your water up to 155 max 170 and steep your grains for the required time. Remove bag containing grains and discard grains. Bring your water to rolling boil, remove pot from heat and add LME/DME. Return to heat set timer add hops and boil for hour adding more hops as per directions.
After one hour remove from heat, cool to pitching temp, aerate wort pitch yeast and wait three weeks.
Slainte

 

[unionrdr]

I never like going to 170F for strike water (sparging). You can start leaching taninns from the grain hulls. !65F would be fine.