Mash out question

[denny]

@fredthecat

@denny

Indeed it is, as long as your pH is good.  I have sparged with water just under boiling when I wasn’t paying attention the the temp.  Didn’t cause any problems.

Not to mention that decoction-mashed beers should be horribly astringent if there was any truth to it.

haha, thats a really good point. i remember discussion on this factor a long time ago and peoples answer was “it just doesnt cause astringency somehow” aka no real answer.

The answer is “because the pH is in the right range”.