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Contents:
  mash ("Darrell G. Leavitt")
  Re: Non-Traditional Oktoberfest (stencil)


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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 06:29:52 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Darrell G. Leavitt" <leavitdg at plattsburgh.edu>
Subject: mash

Good discussion item.

I try to step mash, unless I am wanting to have a sweet stout or malty
porter (in which case I keep the temp in the high 150s).

Thinking that I am getting the most out of both beta and alpha, I first
rest at 148 or so, then boost to 154 for a few minutes, then to 158, then
mashout.

Doing this I am thinking that I am getting the most out of all the enzymes.

I guess that it depends upon what the goal is.  For me it is getting the
most out of the malt, and having a drier final product.

Let's hear what others have to say.

Darrell



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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:56:35 -0400
From: stencil <etcs.ret at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: Non-Traditional Oktoberfest

On Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:35:01 -0400, 
in Homebrew Digest #5707 (July 19, 2010)
Trish wrote:
>
>The husbster, in an uncharacteristic display of creativity, picked up
>an Oktoberfest kit (grains, malt, liquid yeast).  But we [ ... ]  never
>see ambient temps below 75 degrees.  We can control it to not rise
>above 80 degrees.

Try to trade off the yeast packet for a yeast variety that
attempts or claims to produce a relatively clean ferment at
relatively elevated temperatures - "San Francisco" or "Steam
Beer" are the tipoffs.

Rig a temporary swamp cooler for the ferment vessel:  place
the fermenter in a (throwaway foil) roasting pan or similar
shallow container, drape the fermenter with cloth, and
maintain a puddle of water in the pan.  Position a portable
fan to blow on the arrangement.  Try to position the whole
assembly so it's upwind of the room thermostat.  It's a mess,
but not a permanent one - high-temp ferments proceed quickly.
Consider renting a dorm-size freezer for a month and
purchasing an external thermostat for it.  You may need to
resort to lagering in one- rather than 5-gallon containers.

Practicing neolithic crafts in a contemporary environment
beats the alternative.

gds,  stencil




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