How to Rinse Grains When Brewing Beer

One of the first steps in making a home brew beer is rinsing your grains. Also known as steeping, rinsing is how you transfer the fermentable sugars from the grain kernels to the water. Steeping the grains produces a liquid called "wort" that is the basic ingredient for beer.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 to 5 gallons water
• Brew pot
• Thermometer
• Grain bag

1. Add water to your brew pot. Use the amount called for in your home brew recipe.

2. Heat the water to 150 to 155 degrees F. Use a thermometer to monitor the water temperature.

3. Pour the grain bill into the grain bag.

4. Place the grain bag into the brew pot and move it around slowly to saturate the grains with water. You can do this as much or as little as you like while the grains steep.

5. Allow the grains to steep in the brew pot for 15 to 60 minutes, depending on your home brew recipe. Maintain a water temperature of about 150 degrees F while the grain bag is in the brewpot.

6. Take the grain bag out of the brew pot. Hold it over the brewpot until most of the liquid has drained out of the grain bag.

Tips & Warnings

• You can place the lid on the brewpot at any point and allow the grains to steep without moving them around.
• Grains have tannins that can add a bitter flavor to your beer. To avoid releasing too many tannins, don't squeeze the grain bag when draining the water out.

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