Brewing Question

Jun 13, 2004 2 Replies
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I am making an extract recipe (with specialty grains) of a stout. During the steeping process I got side tracked and the wort was boiling when I got there to check on it. It may have been boiling for



15 minutes or so. I was supposed to pull the grains out just before the boil started. The recipe instructions says "DO NOT BOIL THE SPENT GRAIN HUSKS."

My question is this: What happens to the final product if everything else goes according to plan? Does it just affect the taste of the beer?



Here is the recipe:


7.5# Breiss Dark Malt Extract
1# Roasted Black barley ½# Chocolate Malt
5 oz. Cascade hops Wyeast Irish Ale Yeast

Let me know if you have any other questions. Thanks, Sonny


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Sonny, So far, I've never ended up boiling the grain husks. But from what I've read, you can expect to extract some harsh tannins from the husk which you'll be able to taste in the finished product. I doubt the batch is ruined, but it probably won't be your best batch. Good Luck, Brad

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The grain husks are supposed to have tannins that might get extracted during a boil. However, for the quantity of grain and the short length of time of the boiling, I doubt you'll be able to tell it.

Tannin astringency will soften with age (ie. months in the bottle).

Anyway... many of the older brewing texts instruct you to boil the grains anyway... so it is at least a debatable practice.

Derric

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