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How long recirculating your mash before husk tannins

 
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:11 pm    Post subject: How long recirculating your mash before husk tannins Reply with quote


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just thinking has anyone using the Kal clone done a test to see the time to stop mashing before tannins start to extract for normal 2row ??

I want to push the limits on a heavy grain recipe with 13% alcohol
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Time isn't the only factor. It takes a combination of one or more things:

- Time
- Temp
- pH

If your temp is a normal mash temp of (say) 148-156F and never above 168F, and your pH is in the right range (5.2-5.3) you could mash for days without issues.

See my Brew Day Step by Step article for more information.

Last week I did a step mash that took over 3 hours. It's for a very delicate American Light Lager (think bud light).

Kal

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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree, temp rest mash yes but I'm talking recirculation mash and all the above you mentioned would be mash held at 150 steady water at 5.3 to 5.6

my recipe is for 35 lb American - Pilsner, plus 10 lb of cane sugar, 1 pund of Honey malt and some orange zest

3 hours work on this?

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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Time won't be an issue recirculating. pH is the only factor.
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I normally stay within the 23 lb range of 2 row except for a few and came up light on taste for the 90 minute mash range so thinking allot longer this time, just didn't want the husks to start sending bad flavor in this lighter beer
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

todhend wrote:
I agree, temp rest mash yes but I'm talking recirculation mash and all the above you mentioned would be mash held at 150 steady water at 5.3 to 5.6

my recipe is for 35 lb American - Pilsner, plus 10 lb of cane sugar, 1 pund of Honey malt and some orange zest

3 hours work on this?

Again, time doesn't matter if the other things are in check. doesn't matter if it's recirculating.

There's also no need to mash for 3 hours at a single temp of 150F. That's not an overly low temp. Anything beyond 90 mins won't have any effect. Some will say even 60 is more than adequate.

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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

kal wrote:
Last week I did a step mash that took over 3 hours. It's for a very delicate American Light Lager (think bud light).


Say what?!!! Wink
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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was wondering if anyone would comment on that. Wink

I like the challenge and many of our guests just want something light. It's a hard beer to get really perfect given how light tasting it is. Any flaws stick right out. There's no massive load of hops (or malt) to hide behind!

So I've been making it now on and off for a year now trying to get the process and mash schedule down pat. Bud supposedly uses something like a ~3 hr mash that slowly rises from 142F to 155F (give or take).

Kal

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PostLink    Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 11:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

never made a good light beer either, always something standing out that shouldn't be there, I have how ever filtered to get a light beer with good success but is tricky keeping flavor
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