Step Mashing in Microbrewery-What is it and how to do it
- May 11, 2022
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- tiantai
In microbrewery, step mashing is a common mashing method, which is developed by brewmasters when malt is not well modified. Step-mashing allows brewmaster to get the desired wort via their microbrewery equipment, dry or sweet, velvety or lightly astringent. And, by performing different rests at different temperatures and times, brewmaster can do some modifications in the mash tun, increasing the amount of sugar extracted from the malt, then improving mashing efficiency.
So, how to do step mashing in microbrewery?
Firstly, we suggest mash tun had better be heated directly.
For example, in some microbreweries, Mash tun and Lauter tun share one same tank which is called Mash/Lauter tun, and they adopt electric heating. If so, Mash/Lauter tun can not be heated directly since electric heater’s installation would conflict with grain rake. Brewmaster have to increase mash’s temperature by pumping hot water from Hot Liquor tank to Mash/Lauter tun. For simple mashing, it works. But for step mashing, it will not be very convenient. After all, you needs to pump hot water for a few of times in order to get different target temperature in different time. On the contrary, if Mash tun can be heated directly, it will make step mashing much easier.
Secondly, we recommend PLC control or special temperature controller.
For standard temperature controller, it only supports to set up 1 target temperature. But as you know, step mashing requires various temperatures and times. It means the brewmaster has to focus on mashing closely during whole step mashing and need to set up different target temperatures in turn, as well as control rest time manually. In this case, a special temperature controller or PLC will help a lot. Please refer to following picture. Such special temperature or PLC allows brewmaster to set up various temperatures and times before start step mashing, then heating would run automatically according to what brewmaster sets up.
Friends, if you are interested, feel free to contact us for getting more details and quotations for step mashing in microbrewery.
Vicky Shao
Email: [email protected]
Sales manager in Tiantai Beer Equipment Co
So, how to do step mashing in microbrewery?
Firstly, we suggest mash tun had better be heated directly.
For example, in some microbreweries, Mash tun and Lauter tun share one same tank which is called Mash/Lauter tun, and they adopt electric heating. If so, Mash/Lauter tun can not be heated directly since electric heater’s installation would conflict with grain rake. Brewmaster have to increase mash’s temperature by pumping hot water from Hot Liquor tank to Mash/Lauter tun. For simple mashing, it works. But for step mashing, it will not be very convenient. After all, you needs to pump hot water for a few of times in order to get different target temperature in different time. On the contrary, if Mash tun can be heated directly, it will make step mashing much easier.
Secondly, we recommend PLC control or special temperature controller.
For standard temperature controller, it only supports to set up 1 target temperature. But as you know, step mashing requires various temperatures and times. It means the brewmaster has to focus on mashing closely during whole step mashing and need to set up different target temperatures in turn, as well as control rest time manually. In this case, a special temperature controller or PLC will help a lot. Please refer to following picture. Such special temperature or PLC allows brewmaster to set up various temperatures and times before start step mashing, then heating would run automatically according to what brewmaster sets up.
Friends, if you are interested, feel free to contact us for getting more details and quotations for step mashing in microbrewery.
Vicky Shao
Email: [email protected]
Sales manager in Tiantai Beer Equipment Co
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