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The Brülosophy Podcast

Episode 244 | Reducing Mash Length When Brewing Blonde Ale

The Brülosophy Podcast

Marshall Schott

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🗓️ 19 July 2022

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Brewers are taught to let their mash rest for a minimum of 60 minutes to allow for complete conversion. In this episode, contributor Andy Carter joins Marshall to chat about where traditional ideas on mash length came from, what can happen when mashing for less time, and the results of an xBmt on the topic.

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Impact Reduced Mash Length Has On A Blonde Ale xBmt

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The most abundant ingredient used to make beer is barley that goes through the

1:03.3

melting process, which makes the starches contain their incapable of being enzymatically converted

1:08.2

into fermentable sugar. In order for this to occur, the malt must be crushed then steeped in water

1:13.0

that falls within a specific temperature range for enough time to allow for complete conversion.

1:18.1

As most brewers were taught, this typically falls somewhere between 60 and 90 minutes.

1:22.5

But is that really necessary? You're listening to the Bruloscopy podcast. I'm your host, Marshall

1:26.4

Shott. In this episode, I'm joined by contributor Andy Carter to talk about the impact of reducing

1:31.6

the mash length, particularly as it pertains to Blondale.

1:35.4

Yeah, so there's a common thing you read your books. You get your first pamphlet or whatever

1:39.1

on home brewing and they say 60 minutes. A lot of times, when you learn some new activity,

1:43.7

you just want to stick to the root processes. You don't know what you're doing yet. You don't know

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