Why And How Brewing With All Grain Kits Is Great

By Peter Martin


Beer is one very celebrated beverage it is a month long event to drink it in some countries. The popularity and wide range of varieties provide drinkers with a myriad choices. Brewing a personal craft beer is perfect for enthusiasts who want to take their for the beverage on another level.

This beverage can be made through two methods, extract or all grain brewing. Extraction is a more beginner friendly method. But all grain is for the more experienced brewers, those that have the knowledge and skill. The more complex method require all grain kits.

All grain is the purest form of making the drink, and fit for those who may be planning to sell their crafted beverage. This requires a substantial amount of knowledge in the whole process of brewery. A good amount of equipment and some financial investment is needed to make this happen. Surely enough, this should be worth getting the perfect brew that other enthusiasts will enjoy.

There are no preprocessed ingredients involved in this method. The grains solely produce the sugars and malt. This provides the brewer freedom to dictate the texture and flavor which is why most experts brew this way. The risk is having a whole batch and batches of trial and error, if one is still a beginner in this method.

The basic equipment involved in the process is a boil kettle a mash tun with false bottom and a hot liquor tank. There are supplementary equipment like a thermometer, stands to hold the vessels and so on. They are not required but they sure do make the whole process more convenient.

The mash is the process where the starch is converted into sugars. This part is when a the total amount of grains to be used is calculated. If the mash is filled with water from a different source, like the tap, it is advised to use an activated carbon filter for removing any purifying substances in water that may mess with the flavor of the beer.

Temperature plays a large part in the final outcome. 148 to 152 degrees produces a dryer beer while a high 154 to 158 produces one with a maltier flavor. For a compromise, the mid range of 151 to 154 is a great range. When adding the grains to the water, there should be a nine to fifteen temperature drop due to the grains sitting in room temperature. It is important to remember that grains are supposed to be added to water and not the other way around so that there will be no dough balls.

The mash will produce wort that may not be at its clearest. This then is recirculated and placed on top to the grain bed. This process helps clean off the mash. Repeat this step until the runoff is clear and the debris is not visible anymore. Proceed then to the next part.

The sparge is essentially rinsing off the mash for the sugars to go into the boil kettle. This process goes at about 45 to 60 minutes. Make sure that there is excess water. There is a calculation to have the right ratio between the grain, sugars and water. During this process the temperature should stay at 170 degrees and should go no higher. At the end of this step there should be around one to two gallons of wort more than the expected final amount.




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