There are various decisions a brewer makes that are believed to have a noticeable impact on how a beer turns out,

proverbial levers that can be adjusted to produce a specific outcome.

Now, ingredients are an obvious example as different malts, hops, and yeast

are known to contribute unique characteristics, but there are also a number of process

variables widely believed to have a meaningful impact on beer.

This is the Brewlossopy podcast.

I'm your host, Marshall Shot, and I'm joined by contributor Andy Carter on this episode

to revisit the topic of mash temperature,

particularly as it pertains to high gravity Belgian golden strong ale.

Yeah, Marshall, when I started brewing, I started with extract, right? So the work was done for you in a way.

But when you get into all grain, the very first thing after making a recipe is, what's mash temperature?

You ask a lot of questions and you get every answer under the sun. So I'm really happy to talk about this topic. I think there's a lot of misunderstanding and I think we're going to dive into some good stuff. Yeah, look, if you were to analyze all of the variables that we've tested at Brulosophy, you'd see that we've focused quite a bit on mash temperature. And that's just because of how important this step is, how often it's talked about,

as you mentioned, Andy, in the brewing process overall.

Now, we'll definitely be getting into some details later in the show,

but suffice to say my perspective on the impact mash temperature has on beer is not only different

today than it was when I first got into all-grain brewing over a decade ago, but it's been heavily shaped by our experiment results, one of which we're going to be digging into today. I look forward to that. So, well, if you're a fan of this show and you'd like to receive a reward for your support of what we're doing, please consider becoming a patron of brulosophy over at patreon.com slash brulosophy where you make a small pledge

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