Steeping temperatures range from to and steeping times from 30 seconds to three minutes. Steeping the fruit in boiling salt water for five minutes also reduces the astringency. Cold brewing has some disadvantages compared to hot steeping. Tea made by steeping fresh leaves is similar to mint tea. Rose water is a flavoured water made by steeping rose petals in water. The prolonged steeping sometimes used in the west can produce dark, bitter, and unpleasant brews. It is distinct from rice starch, which is usually produced by steeping rice in lye. A GA solution is sprayed on the barley after the steeping process is completed. Absorption is generally accomplished by steeping in alcohol, as vanilla beans. At the end of steeping the grain is cast-out to germination. Steeping grain is a part of making beer. The depth obtained during regular steeping periods varies from up to by sap pine. One example is the steeping of corn (or maize), part of the milling process. The aircraft then entered into a gradually steeping angle of descent.