MASH TUN (MT) is a tank where the ground malt and water are mixed and heated to convert the starches into sugars. This process is called mashing, and the result is a sweet liquid called wort. Mash tun is mainly used for brewing ales and other top-fermented beers, using a single-temperature or multi-temperature infusion mash. Mash tun can have different sizes, and it has a cylindrical body with a cone-shaped bottom that allow the wort to drain out. Mash tun can affect the flavor, body, and clarity of the beer, depending on the temperature, time, and pH of the mash. Mash tun is an important component of the brewhouse, where the wort is prepared before boiling, hopping, and fermenting. Our version of mash tun can also be used as a BOIL KETTLE. Boil kettle is a tank where the wort, the sweet liquid extracted from the malt, is boiled with hops, the flowers that add bitterness and aroma to the beer. In the boil kettle you stop the enzyme activity, extract the hop components, coagulate the proteins and polyphenols, concentrate the wort, develop the color, and remove the unwanted volatiles.
