Soak grains before mash?

[bighitterstone]

I was reading an article where someone claimed they soaked their grains in whiskey before mash. Seems odd to me but I was interested to hear if anyone has done this before and what the impact was.

I would fear that most characteristics would be lost in the boil.

 

[triethylborane]

Off the top of my head, the alcohol content in whiskey might denature the enzymes. "Might" because I do not know the effects of alcohol on the malt enzymes in your typical grain bill; some enzymes do not denature when alcohol is applied, obviously ADHx being one. Would be interesting to look into though.

 

[day_trippr]

How about a link to this article. There must be some context where this makes even a tiny amount of sense...

Cheers!

 

[SleepyCreekBrews]

Sounds like a waste of whiskey to me

 

[lambais]

This sounds quite odd to me as well... Pls share the link to the article.