A mixture of grain and water, used to convert complex carbohydrates in grain into sugars that yeast can convert into alcohol.
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Small Space & Apartment Brewing: Mashing
Given the limited space of an apartment, how do you mash in cramped quarters?
Do not consider budget to be a factor.
This is the second question in a series of discussions about small-space brewing. ...
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Is the iodine test for starch conversion pointless?
Looking around the web there seems to be a lot of mention of the use of the iodine (starch) test at the end of your mash. Is it actually useful (i.e. is it reliable)? There have been times when I ...
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Should the grain or strike water be added to the mash tun first?
I've always added my grain to my MLT cooler first, then dumped the strike water on top (I don't have a sparge arm). I calculate my strike temps based on the grain temp and initial cooler temp, so I ...
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Using flakes in a mash
Do you just mix them with the grains or cook them first to get them gelatinized? What are the pros and cons of each method? What portion of the fermentables can be in flake form?
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What's the minimum mash time?
Listening to an episode of Basic Brewing last night, I heard a guest say that most of the conversion in the mash happens in the first half, and that the mash can thus be cut down as short at 45 ...
