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Partial Mash Question
goybar:
Hi All,
I will be making a Munich Helles soon. I need to mash 1/2lb if Munich and 1/4lb of Melanoidin malts.
As time is always an issue, can I mash the grains early and then refrigerate? Placed in a sanitized container naturally.
Then when I'm ready to do the full wort boil on the weekend; just add the mashed wort to the Pilsen DME and required water?
If this can be done without any issues, how long would it last?
Regards,
Chris
a10t2:
Short answer: no. Long answer: yes, but only if you boil it first. Barley malt will naturally have some wild yeast and/or bacteria on it, and mashing temperatures aren't high enough to kill them all. So you *could* store it in the fridge, but I wouldn't wait more than maybe 12 hours.
goybar:
OK, thanks.
Boiling it twice doesn't seem like a good idea to me.
mikeypedersen:
--- Quote from: goybar on February 02, 2010, 11:01:25 am ---Hi All,
I will be making a Munich Helles soon. I need to mash 1/2lb if Munich and 1/4lb of Melanoidin malts.
--- End quote ---
Do you really need to mash the grains, or are you just steeping them? I don't think that 3/4 of a pound of malt will do very much at all for any type of gravity......
dontblake:
I sorta agree with Mike. That little amount of malt would make very little difference. Just steeping would not lend as much character as a mash would, however, it would certainly add more goodness than pils extract alone. Probably the lesser of 2 evils - I'd think that there'd be too much of a chance of spoilage if you mash and not boil quickly thereafter. And just steeping would be less time consuming.
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