I've read a lot about adding dark grains late in a mash, but I'm still not sure about ph adjustment when doing this. Please chime in on my method.
I made a water profile for the full grain bill with a total mash water volume of 6 gallons. I made another profile excluding the dark grains with half the water (3 gallons). The main mash has pretty much half the salt additions to get a good ph level compared to after adding dark grains. So the plan would be to mash in with 3 gallons and the salt additions needed. Then add the dark grains, 3 more gallons and the rest of the salts/baking soda to maintain that ph.
Is this correct? I have seen some stuff that when adding dark grains late after conversion that this ph adjustment isn't needed. If that is the case then can I just mash a 6 gallons and then add any baking soda to the kettle?
I made a water profile for the full grain bill with a total mash water volume of 6 gallons. I made another profile excluding the dark grains with half the water (3 gallons). The main mash has pretty much half the salt additions to get a good ph level compared to after adding dark grains. So the plan would be to mash in with 3 gallons and the salt additions needed. Then add the dark grains, 3 more gallons and the rest of the salts/baking soda to maintain that ph.
Is this correct? I have seen some stuff that when adding dark grains late after conversion that this ph adjustment isn't needed. If that is the case then can I just mash a 6 gallons and then add any baking soda to the kettle?