Partial Mashing Rahr 2-row - any advice?

Northern Brewer General
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Hey, All,

I’m going to brew a steam beer and doing a partial mash.
I have 3lbs of 2-row and planning to mash/steep that before going to the boil/extract-typical part.

Any advice on partial mashing or in particular Rahr 2-row.
This will be my first time, so all advice, ideas and have-you-thought-abouts are welcome!

Masquelle

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Nothing special needs to be done. Rahr is very good malt and I’ve always found it to be trouble free.

3

I was just planning to steep it in a few muslin bags
in 1.75 gal of water

for 60 min
at 152ºF

Sparge it at 170ºF to get to 2.5 gal

Would this make sense?

4

I have actually never done a partial mash before but just in general for mashing I would make sure you have a reliable thermometer as temperature is important. Other than that just have fun with it.

5

[quote=“masquelle”]I was just planning to steep it in a few muslin bags
in 1.75 gal of water

for 60 min
at 152ºF

Sparge it at 170ºF to get to 2.5 gal

Would this make sense?[/quote]

Yep, sounds good. To make sure you don’t have pH issues, don’t use any more water than that for the mash.

6

Denny-what grain/water ratio is best to avoid issues with PH?

7

To be safe, I’d keep it under 2 qt./lb.