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Bentleigh Brau Haus
Brewers i am looking for some information on salts and when best to add them
I have done a search but not found the info and most of my beer books dont cover what i am looking for.
I understand the salts and how they effect flav. and the profile of a beer and ph etc however i would like to know when its best to add the salts and their effect on the mash/boil etc.
do you add yours to the HLT and then mash in, add to the mash only? or the boil(assuming they dont effect the mash and ph is not a worry)
currently i only add half of mine to the hlt while it warms to strike, then the other half to sparge. I also do not go over the top with additions (Melbourne water is rather good and soft - i add some gypsum or some Calcium Chloride (yet to use this)
I have done a search but not found the info and most of my beer books dont cover what i am looking for.
I understand the salts and how they effect flav. and the profile of a beer and ph etc however i would like to know when its best to add the salts and their effect on the mash/boil etc.
do you add yours to the HLT and then mash in, add to the mash only? or the boil(assuming they dont effect the mash and ph is not a worry)
currently i only add half of mine to the hlt while it warms to strike, then the other half to sparge. I also do not go over the top with additions (Melbourne water is rather good and soft - i add some gypsum or some Calcium Chloride (yet to use this)