What is a Mash Tun? Mash tuns are key components of a brewhouse where grain, previously cracked in the grain mill, is combined with metered hot water to convert complex starches into more readily-fermentable simple sugars.

What do you use a mash tun for?

The mash tun is a single vessel where the mashing and wort runoff take place in the same vessel. It is predominantly used for brewing ales and other top-fermented beers, particularly in the UK, using a single-temperature infusion mash.

Why is it called a mash tun?

alcoholic beverage production. …a single vessel (called a mash tun), and a single temperature in the range of 62 to 67 °C (144 to 153 °F). ... in a vessel called a mash tun, which is equipped with a means of agitation for mixing and is either jacketed or contains coils for heating and cooling.