Different Beer Styles without Mash mixer and Lauter

[BillBrewer]

Hi All

Interested to hear if many US brewers are producing the likes of Wheat beers, Belgian Abbey/Trappist Beers, Munich Helles etc etc, using only single infusion mash set up? If so how are you handling step mash temperatures?

Thanks

[brewmaster 2011]

do you mash lauter tun combo or just a mash tun with no false bottom?

[BillBrewer]

do you mash lauter tun combo or just a mash tun with no false bottom?

Just thinking about traditional UK style infusion mash tun set up that has false bottom.

[a10t2]

I'd bet a majority of brewers in the US are doing all the listed styles, and everything else besides, with a single infusion mash.

[gitchegumee]

Agreed that US brewers will find a way to make anything on an English style mash/lauter tun setup. Many times because that's all they've been exposed to. Very high percentage of all breweries in US have mash/lauter tun. Personally, I have much better results using a German style mash mixer/kettle, lauter, whirlpool. Especially with continental style beers or with adjuncts. So much more flexibility as well as slightly better yields. And you can always mash into the lauter tun with this approach too. I'll stick to the German styled equipment setup for pub settings where a wide variety of great beers are required.