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I typically do not crush any flaked grains (oats, maize, wheat) and just add them to the mash directly being sure to stir them in well.
Quote from: brewinhard on June 18, 2015, 07:12:44 amI typically do not crush any flaked grains (oats, maize, wheat) and just add them to the mash directly being sure to stir them in well. +1
Greg Noonan, RIP, proposed in Brewing Lager Beer that roasted grains and malts not be crushed to reduce their astringency. This of course reduces the amount of flavor extracted.
OTOH, when he made that recommendation there was not as much attention to water chemistry as there is today. Just because a book had good advice 20+ years ago doesn't necessarily mean that advice is still relevant.
Quote from: denny on June 18, 2015, 10:57:44 amOTOH, when he made that recommendation there was not as much attention to water chemistry as there is today. Just because a book had good advice 20+ years ago doesn't necessarily mean that advice is still relevant.Yep. I mash roasted grains now while controlling pH and make better beer than when I steeped those grains and didn't control pH very well - by a mile.
I just add everything into a bucket and run it all through my mill. Never really thought about it.Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk