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How to Open a Sack of Malt

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Believe it or not, there’s actually a technique to opening a bag of malt.  One that doesn’t involve utility knives, blood or cursing.  Really! Opening the malt sack correctly leaves it less prone to spilling since more of the bag remains intact.  You also won’t end up with a bunch of loose threads and plastic [...]

An Introduction to Partial Mash Brewing

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Last time, we were talking about the difference between mashing and steeping your specialty grains.  How to tell which grains can be steeped and which need to be mashed, and why.  So now that we know about the ingredients – let’s take a closer look at the process. Assuming you’re doing a full wort boil, [...]

Cereal Mashing – How To Do It and Why You Shouldn’t Bother

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The why you shouldn’t bother part is easy so let’s start there. Save yourself a bunch of time and hassle – just buy the pre-gelatinized “flaked” grains at the homebrew shop.  Run them through your mill with the rest of your grain and be done with it.  Yes, they cost more, but this isn’t Anheiuser-Busch-In-Bev-Whatever-Company-They-Buy-Next, [...]