Or you could just cold steep overnight, I personally haven't tried this method yet but I haven't heard bad things about it, and will be giving it a go with my next porter
I`ve cold steeped for years, usually an 18 hour steep, can`t notice any diff. compared to hot steep, just less mucking around on brew morning.
stagga.
How does the cold steep works? You put the grains in the pot of water and just let it steep for 18 hours?
I have a bag of Munich malt grain and was told by LHBS i have to crush the grain with a rolling pin before i do a steep or mini mash. The grain in the bag looks to be cracked open already.
May be opening myself up here as dumb a#se of the century with this question on Steeping Crystal Grain - (note: I am yet to see what size this grain is and want to try this process with my next brew). When it comes to filtering the grain from the malty liquid, would a flour sieve do the job, or are the holes to big for this type of grain? Perhaps I should use one of those coffee filters or even a plunger? Would a plunger be a good option for steeping grain? Sorry for asking such a dumb question boys - go easy on me, I'm just a newbie...
Spiderpig
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