New home brewer question about terms

[Dan_F_30]

Hello, I'm new to home brewing and had a question on a few terms if some could define them for me.
In the mash profile of some recipes I see the terms:
"Sacch' rest" and "medium body infusion in"
Glad I found this forum! Thanks for the help!

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

your sacc rest is the rest in which starch is converted to sugar, usually around 150 or so.

 

[Dan_F_30]

So is it different than the mash in?

 

[Brulosopher]

Hello, I'm new to home brewing and had a question on a few terms if some could define them for me.
In the mash profile of some recipes I see the terms:
"Sacch' rest" and "medium body infusion in"
Glad I found this forum! Thanks for the help!

Saccharification rest is the temp you mash at in a single infusion mash, usually between 148F and 160F. The lower your temp, the more fermentable your wort will be; and vice versa. A "medium body infusion" is likely around 152F. Cheers!

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

So is it different than the mash in?

nope, that's your mash in temp. like bright spot said, the warmer the mash, the bigger the body of the finished brew, cooler mash temps make a dryer beer.

 

[Brulosopher]

So is it different than the mash in?

Mash/dough in will be higher to compensate for grain temp.

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Mash/dough in will be higher to compensate for grain temp.

yep, strike temp is higher cuz the grains cool it off to your mash (sacc rest) temps

 

[Yooper]

So is it different than the mash in?

Not really.

You "mash in" with your "strike water" to make your mash. Once you've mashed in, you let the beer sit at its "saccrification rest" at the temperature and time indicated in the recipe.

The recipe may tell you the temperature, while the expression "single infusion medium body" tells you a bit more. You will only add water at the beginning (single infusion) and leave it there, and since you're shooting for a medium body beer, the middle range for the saccrification rest will be used- around 153F in my system.

 

[Dan]

Dan there's a great Beer Teminlogy reference guide on morebeer.com website in the Learning Center. Easy to understand definitions that can help clear up many questions

 

[NordeastBrewer77]

Dan there's a great Beer Teminlogy reference guide on morebeer.com website in the Learning Center. Easy to understand definitions that can help clear up many questions

^this^ is true! good call, Dan.
how many Dan's are on this thread? including myself, i'm counting 3. awesome thread!!

 

[Dan_F_30]

Thanks for all the help. Can't wait to start my next brew. Being a chemist by trade I'm very interested in home brewing. Thanks again!

 

[Dan]