Mash/Wort 2 pots

[xrumer]

I'm a little confused why some setups have a pot for steeping grains, then move that to another pot for starting wort.

The first pot has a false bottom because they dump the grains directly in? vs using a muslin bag?

I guess since i'm watching most noob setups, they do all of the above in one pot.

 

[GilSwillBasementBrews]

Simply for the ease of not having to rinse all the grains from the mash tun to use it for boiling the wort. They will use one pot as a mash tun and then drain into the boil kettle.

 

[xrumer]

Expensive step False bottoms aren't cheap.

 

[unionrdr]

Using one kettle to steep or mash in would allow straining of the wort into the BK. I just do partial boil partial mash biab in the same kettle with a cake cooling rack in the bottom to keep the grain bag from burning/melting on the bottom of the kettle.

 

[xrumer]

Great idea.

 

[unionrdr]

I wanted to go partial mash as cheaply as I could & still get good results. 5G paint strainer bag & a cake cooling rack were it. I wrap the BK/MT in my insulated winter hunting coat for the 1 hour mash. Maintains temps very well.