splashmike
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I am calculating water salt additions for an upcoming Best Bitter using the EZ Water Spreadsheet Calculator. It divides the additions into mash additions and sparge additions, but says that the sparge additions can also be added to the boil kettle in lieu of sparge water. I follow a batch sparge process.
So my question is this: first, does it matter if I add the "sparge" addition to the batch sparge or just throw that portion into the boil kettle. If it is necessary to bring the mash ph down, then I'm not sure why it would not all go into the mash as opposed to the kettle. I'm also not sure why it would not all go into the "mash" addition since I've heard that is where the ph adjustments need to be made. By the time you get to sparging, the ph level is less important.
Second question is in this case, with a bitter being brewed, I want to add some gypsum to the boil. Is this in addition to the gypsum that has already been calculated for the mash/sparge/boil additions or have I effectively taken care of it by adding gypsum to the mash/sparge/boild additions.
If I am adding additional gypsum to the boil, is there a rule of thumb as to how much?
Many thanks for guidance.
Mike
So my question is this: first, does it matter if I add the "sparge" addition to the batch sparge or just throw that portion into the boil kettle. If it is necessary to bring the mash ph down, then I'm not sure why it would not all go into the mash as opposed to the kettle. I'm also not sure why it would not all go into the "mash" addition since I've heard that is where the ph adjustments need to be made. By the time you get to sparging, the ph level is less important.
Second question is in this case, with a bitter being brewed, I want to add some gypsum to the boil. Is this in addition to the gypsum that has already been calculated for the mash/sparge/boil additions or have I effectively taken care of it by adding gypsum to the mash/sparge/boild additions.
If I am adding additional gypsum to the boil, is there a rule of thumb as to how much?
Many thanks for guidance.
Mike