July 2009

Mashing for All Grain Beer Brewing

by Brad Smith on July 16, 2009 · 10 comments

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Mashing can be a mystical process for first time all-grain or partial mash beer brewers.  At its heart, the mashing process uses hot water and natural enzymes to convert complex sugars from malt into simpler sugars that can be readily fermented.  We covered the basics of infusion mashing in an earlier article. At its essence, [...]