Crystal Malt how to use

[martycon]

I am using 300 g crystal malt and 300g sugar with  can of Coopers Pale Ale, for 23lt brew. 

How long should I steep the cracked grain, and at what temperature?

At present I am putting the grain in a nylon stocking, knoted and fully immersed in 4 lt water at 70 C . It is prodded and squeezed for 10 minutes.

I am pleased with the result, am sure it can get even better and more malty with better technique.

[Otto Von Blotto]

Temp is about right, I used to leave it in there for half an hour then drain and rinse the grains, and usually boil the resultant liquid. There isn't really any need to prod and squeeze it. Soaking does the job. 

[ozdevil]

you also dont need a high temp either   66°c   it may not mean much between 66 and 70  you could even look at 64°c for steeping for 30 minutes

and just boil   for 5 minutes

[DavidM]

1 hour ago, ozdevil said:

and just boil   for 5 minutes

What does this do?

I've steeped a few grains but never boiled after, just wondering what i'm missing 

[Dozer71]

1 hour ago, DavidM said:

What does this do?

I've steeped a few grains but never boiled after, just wondering what i'm missing 

Sterilises it and gets rid of the nasties that live on the grain (lacto etc). Not boiling leads to a greater chance of infection.

[Journeyman]

On 3/25/2022 at 2:03 PM, DavidM said:

What does this do?

I've steeped a few grains but never boiled after, just wondering what i'm missing 

I've done quite a few XPA-clones and just steep the LCM in 3L in the fridge overnight, then a quick boil to add the hops. Comes out very nice.