Steeping grain Poll

[NorthCoastBrewer]

For cold steeping of base malts (aka non-enzymatic mash),
- How Cold Steeping Malt Can Elevate Your Beer - HomeBrew Con 2016 (paywall)
and
- Low Enzymatic/Cold Mash/Low alcohol beer | Homebrew Talk ...
may be of interest. Broken links in the HBT topic can often be 'fixed' by using the "Internet Archive".

 

[Yooper]

Just add it to the end of the boil or finished beer
But what would be the reason to ferment other than data

But you've got to boil or at least pasteurize the 'tea', and I'm way to lazy to take another step that wouldn't make much difference in the end. Mash capping? Sure, I'll do that with some grains that may impart harshness, like black patent. But no way would I boil it separately and then add it to the beer.

 

[RyNo Brew]

I should stop triggering people but here's a new poll for @Sunfire96 about what you do and why.
Extract brewers may have better answers
I usually toss them in with the lot when I crush but am thinking of changing my method at least for darker brews

Nice poll Brew Cat. I cold brew my coffee and never thought about doing this with grain. Good posts from all too, got me thinking...

Cheers!

 

[Bigbre04]

All goes in the same pot! adding multizyme is a game changer fyi!

 

[Dave Y]

I do some more late additions now that I'm trying to get some of my recipes 'just right'. Probably my best use case is my porters that feature modern 'brown malt'. If I use enough to get the character I want and just throw it in the mash, the beer finishes too high. I've expanded this to a few more of my recipes and been mostly happy with the results.

 

[Brew Cat]

I do some more late additions now that I'm trying to get some of my recipes 'just right'. Probably my best use case is my porters that feature modern 'brown malt'. If I use enough to get the character I want and just throw it in the mash, the beer finishes too high. I've expanded this to a few more of my recipes and been mostly happy with the results

well I was thinking if doing the cold steep then add the tea to the boil to keep less dry in say a malty beer