wildwest450
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Im doing a pilsner on Friday and want to try a single decoction. I'm using the one on Kaisers page. Protein rest at 130F for 20 min, infusion to get to 150f for 45 minutes, then decoction to get to mashout.
The directions say to let the 150f rest convert for 45min then draw mash and bring to boil (10 to 15min) then boil for 10-30min depending on wort color (im doing it for 10min). That adds 25 to 30 minutes to the mash, in which time im going to lose a degree or two in the mash tun, and add obviously a lot of time to the rest. Is this sop? Or do you pull decoction right away after 2nd infusion and try to time it out that way?
I can see no way to hit mashout temps with the additional time for decoction/heat loss.
The directions say to let the 150f rest convert for 45min then draw mash and bring to boil (10 to 15min) then boil for 10-30min depending on wort color (im doing it for 10min). That adds 25 to 30 minutes to the mash, in which time im going to lose a degree or two in the mash tun, and add obviously a lot of time to the rest. Is this sop? Or do you pull decoction right away after 2nd infusion and try to time it out that way?
I can see no way to hit mashout temps with the additional time for decoction/heat loss.