There is absolutely no need to do that, with any malt available here in the UK you should be able to get conversion within 45 minutes and a well balanced wort by 90. In fact unless you are deliberately aiming for a thin and dry beer I would suggest that 90 minutes is the maximum you should mash for. And probably aim for a mash temp around the 65-66C, much lower and a significant amount of protein conversion goes on, leading to a bodiless beer that has a rapidly fading head.toplad wrote:going to try my first ag lager at the weekend, think i will leave the mash for a long as i can.
larger mash
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Cheers David, they don't seem to have it on amazon in the UK is it worth getting it from the states??David Edge wrote:Greg Noonan's New Brewing Lager Beer. I haven't actually read it, but I have the original version (Brewing Lager Beer) and that's great.Delboy wrote:Does anyone know any really good books about lagers/decoctions etc.
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new Brewing Lager Beer is great . . . . Its more than a book on brewing lagers though, and Greg can get very technical with it.
As yet another brewing book to go with Wheeler, Palmer, Millar, and Line, it probably isn't worth buying for just the 'Decoction' method, but if you want to understand the complexities of brewing Lagers (and have another brewing book on the shelf
) then it is worth ordering . . . Try BeerInnPrint as they may have it
FWIW I am in the process of writing an article on Decoction Brewing (Starting with a how to) for the UK Homebrew site I've just to to get the brewery sorted set up for tomorrow and tomorrows brew put to bed, then I'm going to get back to it
As yet another brewing book to go with Wheeler, Palmer, Millar, and Line, it probably isn't worth buying for just the 'Decoction' method, but if you want to understand the complexities of brewing Lagers (and have another brewing book on the shelf
) then it is worth ordering . . . Try BeerInnPrint as they may have itFWIW I am in the process of writing an article on Decoction Brewing (Starting with a how to) for the UK Homebrew site I've just to to get the brewery sorted set up for tomorrow and tomorrows brew put to bed, then I'm going to get back to it
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Another recommendation here for Noonan's book. I too have the older publication and consider it a wealth of information. Despite the title the book is useful with any style of brewing and has perhaps the best writing on water chemistry of any homebrewing book. If you are interested in decoction mashing it is most definitely worth owning.David Edge wrote:Greg Noonan's New Brewing Lager Beer. I haven't actually read it, but I have the original version (Brewing Lager Beer) and that's great.Delboy wrote:Does anyone know any really good books about lagers/decoctions etc.
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