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11-07-2010, 07:33
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The two classic mashing systems, head to head. When Harp brewers took a scientific approach. Consecutive gyles of the same beer, one decoction, one infusion.
Seems a fairl test to me. Want to see the resulyts? Of course you do.
Both beers were brewed at Park Street, the Barclay Perkins Lager brewery.
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Given they found that "the analytical characteristics of the two beers were very similar", it makes you wonder if they stuck with decoction mashing. I should maybe take another look at the Lager brewing logs.
There's one significant characteristic they didn't take into account: flavour. It clearly wasn't a consideration. Isn't that a surprise.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5445569787371915337-2409605925318236806?l=barclayperkins.blogspot.com
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The two classic mashing systems, head to head. When Harp brewers took a scientific approach. Consecutive gyles of the same beer, one decoction, one infusion.
Seems a fairl test to me. Want to see the resulyts? Of course you do.
Both beers were brewed at Park Street, the Barclay Perkins Lager brewery.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CHrKKDU9290/TDg3_fOBmGI/AAAAAAAAHHw/y4eorsw454o/s640/Decoction_vs_Infusion_1.jpg (http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_CHrKKDU9290/TDg3_fOBmGI/AAAAAAAAHHw/y4eorsw454o/s1600/Decoction_vs_Infusion_1.jpg)
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CHrKKDU9290/TDg4D6bZKbI/AAAAAAAAHH4/iD3_qGRZEmM/s640/Decoction_vs_Infusion_2.jpg (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_CHrKKDU9290/TDg4D6bZKbI/AAAAAAAAHH4/iD3_qGRZEmM/s1600/Decoction_vs_Infusion_2.jpg)
Given they found that "the analytical characteristics of the two beers were very similar", it makes you wonder if they stuck with decoction mashing. I should maybe take another look at the Lager brewing logs.
There's one significant characteristic they didn't take into account: flavour. It clearly wasn't a consideration. Isn't that a surprise.https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5445569787371915337-2409605925318236806?l=barclayperkins.blogspot.com
More... (http://barclayperkins.blogspot.com/2010/07/decoction-vs-infusion.html)