tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501361286897702641.post-61755942241636401482008-02-27T20:40:00.000-06:002008-02-27T20:40:00.000-06:00well it can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be. For me, I do a protein rest at about 120ish for 1/2 hour and then use a plastic pitcher to draw off about 1/3 of the mash, gains and all, into a brew pot. You want the consistency to be like oatmeal so it's got to be wet, but not soup. <BR/><BR/>You bring that up to a boil for 10 to 20 min stirring constantly to avoid scorching and then dump the decocted grains back into the mash. At this point you should be at around 150ish and you do your alpha/beta rest and your done. <BR/><BR/>There are more technical ways to do it, but that works for me and doesn't add a ton of time, I am basically just using the decoct as a second temp infusion. I will actually draw some off sometimes if I have a really full mashtun to get up to mashout temp. <BR/><BR/>Here is a post I did on some of my decocts with pics:<BR/><BR/>http://www.cnybrew.com/2007/06/today-was-my-brew-day-for-doppelbock.html<BR/><BR/>Cheers!Travishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08293454329758079937noreply@blogger.com