Topic: Mashing
Mash Programs
Single infusion, step mashing, decoction — and beyond
More Mash Space
Sizing brewing vessels is part of my job with the Paul Mueller Company. When I am sizing mash mixers for brewing applications where the mash is conducted in a stirred and heated
Jacketed Mash Mixer
This project is an electrically heated jacketed mash mixer tun to help loosen starch particles from grains to increase efficiency.
Build a Recessed Mash Tun Thermometer
Install a permanent recessed thermometer in your picnic cooler mash tun.
Starches in the Mash
This is really a great question and one that brewers started contemplating shortly after RIMS (recirculating infusion mashing systems) brewing became popular. The two main goals of malt milling are particle size
What’s In Your Wort?
Learn about the sugars and other carbohydrates that make up the composition of your beer’s wort.
An Introduction to Step Mashing
The move to all-grain for the homebrewer has been made easier in so many ways over the past decade. Better access to equipment and information has changed the game. The ease of
Reiterated Mashing
During an episode of the Brew Strong podcast, the topic was raised about brewing really high-gravity beers where mash tun space was limited. This is actually a very common question: What is
Starches in the Mash: Mr. Wizard
Q Do starches quickly become solubilized or do they remain trapped in the grist when the strike water is added? This question is regarding how a recirculating system behaves and whether there
Brew In A Bag Mash Efficiency
New and experienced all-grain brewers moving to Brew-In-A-Bag (BIAB) techniques often have concerns about how it will affect their mash. BIAB traditionally uses a full volume mash, which means the ratio of
Brew In A Bag Best Practices
You’ve heard by now that Brew-In-A-Bag (BIAB) is an easy way to start all-grain brewing — and it’s true! But that doesn’t mean, however, that it doesn’t require some attention to detail.
Maximize Your Mash: Understanding Impact of Equipment & Temperature
There is an old saying that brewers make wort but yeast make beer. It is hard to argue against that fact, but the wort we feed the yeast will determine the final
