![]() You should start to see a foam forming at the top almost immediately. If you are using a plastic cooler, pay extra attention when sanitizing your mash tun as you need to get the little scratches in the plastic fully sanitized. Transfer your hot water into your CLEAN and STERILIZED Mash Tun (The big insulated pot you'll use to mix your hot water and crushed grain). He has found this to be the sweet spot to get the best enzyme action and mouth feel for most beers.Ĥ. Russ recommends getting your water to exactly 150 ☏. If your water is a little cooler (145 ☏), you will get a beer with less body, while higher temperatures (160 ☏) will give you a more full-bodied beer. So much so that small temperature variations in this range will even activate the enzymes differently. Give him a call before your next brew session!Įnzymes work most efficiently in a very narrow temperature range, so the temperature of your water is a major factor in the success of your brew. If you know exactly what you want, just give Russ a call and he'll get your grain ready, crush it, and ship your custom grain bill right to your door. He'll even give you some pointers on how to make your new recipe a success and crush your grain for you. Bring him your custom grain bill and he'll get you set up. He always has a huge selection of fresh, top-quality grains available at his shop. They have tons of great recipes and their software is great for saving custom recipes and scaling them for different batch sizes.Ģ.Assemble your crushed grains Russ buys quality grain and he buys it in bulk. There's tons of great places to find recipes, but Russ often directs new brewers to Beersmith for their first recipes. Most people start with existing recipes for beers they are familiar with and as they get experience, start venturing out to create their own recipes. Find or create your recipe This is the fun part. When you do an all-grain brew, your only limits are your imagination and the size of your equipment.ġ. Once you have a little experience, you'll start to understand which ingredients bring out different flavors and how different methods of adding hops affects the final taste. If you are just getting started, there are tons of great recipes out there to help you get your feet wet. Nothing beats combining recipes and creating that perfect batch. The best part of all-grain brewing is that you get to create your own recipes and create your own signature brew. ![]() It doesn't take long to wish you had a bigger setup. ![]() Making big batches of beer is just as easy as making small batches. When you do buy equipement, Russ recommends buying at least one size bigger pot than you think you'll need. You can use one pot for your HLT and your boil kettle and a big insulated cooler with a drain for your Mash Tun if you are just starting out on a budget. It also requires a bit more equipment as you will need 3 pots: a hot liquor tank, a Mash Tun, and a boil kettle. Russ' guide to All Grain Brewing All grain brewing is a little bit more work, but well worth the effort. ![]()
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