steeping/partial mash

[RugenBrau]

What is the diference between steeping and a partial mash?

 

[gtpro]

with steeping, you're just extracting unfermentables for body, color and flavor, these specialty grains lack the enzymes to break its starches down into simple fermentable sugars.
With a partial mash you hold the grain at a set temperature for an hour while the enzymes go to work converting bigger unfermentable starch to simple sugars.

 

[twohands]

What is the diference between steeping and a partial mash?

Steeping grains are pre-converted but the production process. You are simply extracting the sugars.

PM is an actual enzymatic conversion of starches into fermentable sugars; its just smaller scale, and some of your total gravity points come from the extract. PM must go thru the same process as a "full size' mash - proper temps, duration, etc.

 

[RugenBrau]

Thanks guys. After searching for an hour I just found it after I posted this thread. Thanks for confirming what I found.