Mayor of Mildura
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I've been wanting to make a malty german lager for a while. I came across numerous recipes that involved doing a decoction . I've heard about decoction mashes and I've read about peoples experiences and it sounded kinda tricky. After actually doing one last night I have realised the process is fairly simple.
Here is my recipe
50/50 pilsner and munich malt
bitter with Perle
Hallertau for flavour and aroma
Here is my process
mash in @ 55 for 15 minutes
pull 10L of thick mash boil in another pot for 15 minutes.
Add this back to the main mash and raise to 65 for 60 minutes
pull another 10L of mash boil for 15 minutes
add this back to the main mash to raise to mashout temp
here are some pictures
![malt.JPG malt.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42682-2032e111c81b39ee624f4ef3b07b97d6.jpg)
Grain measured and milled
![mash_in.JPG mash_in.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42684-f0dc10689fd48197cf5f6ab26a65309c.jpg)
Mash in. Note some of my fancy equipment.
![first_decotion.JPG first_decotion.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42683-97cf1c7a265225ae0664d508bc6b90e3.jpg)
Pulling the first decoction. I pulled the bag up a little and used a sieve to get mostly grain
![Stir.JPG Stir.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42685-b05a2a7d40c514bfb71e268b1199ac62.jpg)
I stirred the pot until it came to the boil. Once it started boiling the grain didn't seem to stick to the bottom of the pot so I left it.
![bubbling.JPG bubbling.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42688-2696731715565c9f3bdd2953591626d9.jpg)
Bubble bubble bubble
![mash_in_again.JPG mash_in_again.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42686-65bf50509dd227ac3b0d2f0f85974f06.jpg)
Hot grain back into the mash
![second_decotion.JPG second_decotion.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42687-d1bd637c5813f09a21fbb268df1b05b0.jpg)
This is the second decoction. I fired up both burners on my beasty camp stove. There was a little bit more liquid this time around and it took longer to get to the boil.
![drain.JPG drain.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42689-adbe0a96f802dc71c854815c1efd78b9.jpg)
Draining the bag.
So there you go. Too easy. If the smell of the mash is anything to go by then this should be a nice beer. I'll follow up in a month or so with some tasting notes.
Here is my recipe
50/50 pilsner and munich malt
bitter with Perle
Hallertau for flavour and aroma
Here is my process
mash in @ 55 for 15 minutes
pull 10L of thick mash boil in another pot for 15 minutes.
Add this back to the main mash and raise to 65 for 60 minutes
pull another 10L of mash boil for 15 minutes
add this back to the main mash to raise to mashout temp
here are some pictures
![malt.JPG malt.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42682-2032e111c81b39ee624f4ef3b07b97d6.jpg)
Grain measured and milled
![mash_in.JPG mash_in.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42684-f0dc10689fd48197cf5f6ab26a65309c.jpg)
Mash in. Note some of my fancy equipment.
![first_decotion.JPG first_decotion.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42683-97cf1c7a265225ae0664d508bc6b90e3.jpg)
Pulling the first decoction. I pulled the bag up a little and used a sieve to get mostly grain
![Stir.JPG Stir.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42685-b05a2a7d40c514bfb71e268b1199ac62.jpg)
I stirred the pot until it came to the boil. Once it started boiling the grain didn't seem to stick to the bottom of the pot so I left it.
![bubbling.JPG bubbling.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42688-2696731715565c9f3bdd2953591626d9.jpg)
Bubble bubble bubble
![mash_in_again.JPG mash_in_again.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42686-65bf50509dd227ac3b0d2f0f85974f06.jpg)
Hot grain back into the mash
![second_decotion.JPG second_decotion.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42687-d1bd637c5813f09a21fbb268df1b05b0.jpg)
This is the second decoction. I fired up both burners on my beasty camp stove. There was a little bit more liquid this time around and it took longer to get to the boil.
![drain.JPG drain.JPG](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/aussiehomebrewer/data/attachments/42/42689-adbe0a96f802dc71c854815c1efd78b9.jpg)
Draining the bag.
So there you go. Too easy. If the smell of the mash is anything to go by then this should be a nice beer. I'll follow up in a month or so with some tasting notes.