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Temperature error
Researcher 198652 Started conversation Jul 16, 2002
Only one problem with the guide to beer making above, and that's the temperature of the mash. The author above has specified 55 to 60 degrees C as the optimal mash temperature, but this would make an overly-flat dry beer, and fail to extract an efficient amount of sugar from the barley. Ideally the temperature should be maintained to within 4 degrees of 66 Celcius, which will produce a much more well-rounded beer. Otherwise, the guide is cool!
Temperature error
Matt - Zaphodista and swashbuckling pirate of the "Blood of the Zaphodistas" Posted Dec 11, 2004
actually, mashing temperatures varies a lot between beers... I mostly use a temperature between 65-67 degrees Celcius, but lagers and pilsner type beers often mash at a temperature lots lower... 65-67 is very good for ales, while lower temperatures might work better for beers made with bottom-fermentating yeast, and not top-fermenting...
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