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Decoction Mashing Basics

Decoction mashing is a time-honored German brewing technique that intimidates many brewers. Brew Your Own Magazine’s Technical Editor Ashton Lewis walks you through the basics of decoction including how to do it and why it exists as an all-grain technique.

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Sauergut Brewing Technique

German brewers have traditionally lowered their mash pH by souring a small portion of wort, called sauergut, and adding it to the mash. Le

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Mash Thickness

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