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I was playing with some recipes and water profiles and began to wonder, does Carafa Special or other de-bittered black malts change how you work with your water profile as opposed to other dark malts? I was just thinking maybe the husk removal reduces it's ability to lower mash pH. I'm thinking no, it will work like any other roasted malt, but would like some confirmation.

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Not all the husk is removed. I read somewhere it was about 3/4 of the way removed leaving like 1/4 of the husk or so. If you are concerned perhaps capping the mash with it prior to run off is the solution. I have used it once and it was at the end in that fashion. It did not impart any of the noticable black malt flavors but I only used a small amount.