Does it make sense to steep wheat in cold water as it is heating up?

I'm actually not talking about cold steeping. The recipe I'm using says

Put 2.5 gallons of cold, filtered water into pot. Added malted wheat (in muslin bag) to pot and brought the water to 180 degrees. Steeped the wheat for 30 minutes. Removed bag of wheat and brought the water to boil.

It sounds like it's saying the wheat should be added to the pot while the water's still cold, but that doesn't make sense to me. It must mean to bring the water to 180 degrees first, then steep for 30 minutes, right?

Topic steeping wheat recipe homebrew

Category Mac

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Either way will work and not make much difference. However, if you steep at 180 you'll denature the enzymes that convert the starches to sugar. The steep should be done between 145-160F for best results.

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