Decoction 1
I brewed today!
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2. Its darker but hard to tell
No pics of third decoction. Definitely browned the wort. I did add carafa before I drained the bag.
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How long do you drain the wort for before putting the grain in a kettle for decoction? The few times I've done a decoction you could still see some liquid. How long, and how hot, do you cook the decoction before returning it to the mash? I ask because I didn't really notice a difference when I did a decoction. Maybe I was doing it wrong....make that probably.
I let it drain to where no more wort was dripping. I slowly bring it to a boil, turn down heat and stir/boil for 15-20 minutes.
I noticed a difference in my Helles. I brewed 2 straight batches the same and did a decoction on 1.
There will be arguments it doesn’t matter or make a difference. And it doesn’t. But I did notice a difference.
There will be arguments it doesn’t matter or make a difference. And it doesn’t. But I did notice a difference.
Hit OG of 1.049 and volume. Pretty good day. Yeast pitched. Now nature will do its thing.
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Mashing a nice north german pilsner. 100% barke pils (except for the acidulated for ph adjustment)
Not used Barke. My Pils is 100% of Weyermans regular Pilsner malt and acid malt as needed. How does the Barke compare?
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It seems slightly lighter in color, and has a more bready/cracker like character. I have always really liked it.
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I brewed the Dark Mild this morning. It was probably the easiest brewday I've had in awhile.
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Now, why on earth would Hop Soup make you think of me @Josh Hughes !!!
You are the reason the hops growers can stay in business.
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I have a minor stake in the hops industry as well. So cut @Craigerrr some slack
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I yam what I yizI have a minor stake in the hops industry as well. So cut @Craigerrr some slack
My Holschuh Biergarten is in the fermenter. Later I’ll post all the shit that went wrong. Despite that my numbers were on target
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I decoct wetter than that. I usually
always get my predicted gravity. So not convinced there is any benefit to going so dry. Hate to scorch the grain which would be my only reason.
First time I pulled with a strainer. Now i pull with a sauce pan and drain out the liquid along the side of my kettle. Next time I'll try to get a picture. Need to figure out how to load a picture
So brew day itself was not good. First off, I could not find my brewbag. Realized I left it outside after I brewed last time, things got busy when I knocked out and family time called. No worries I mashed in another kettle that had not spigot or anything. Found an old bag that I used at a sieve. When I started pouring into my boil kettle one side of the bag dropped in taking grain with it. So I got my decoction strainer, my name for it, and poured through it still didn’t catch it all since I crushed fine for BIAB. I took a much finer strainer and scooped out all I could after a few emergency texts to @Donoroto and proceeded as usual. When I came time to hook up my chiller I could not get the cheap hose on tue outside spigot. So I had to hook the chiller directly to it. No real worries there but still. The boots I was wearing were rubber and hard to get off an on. I pulled something in my leg rushing to pull those off in order to get my fermenter to take outside. Once I get the fermenter and go back out into the snow I fall down, get up take a few steps and fall down again. All done for the day thankfully. Racked on top of a shitload of slurry from the last batch. Didn’t want to fool with that fermzilla lid after the terrible luck. I unscrewed one of the posts and racked through that. This time I did screw it in well so I won’t have the spunding issues I had last batch.
I stir the entire time. Not scorched yet. Drier for more color is what I’ve read about decoction.
