I have not even brewed a batch of beer yet, but I have been researching the brewing process (needless to say, I'm a lurker) and have come up with a question or two about mashing. It appears that the different types of mashing can result in different styles of wort, with more or less fermentables and 'smaller' and 'larger' beers (varying Mash styles, Ph, temperature).
Can multiple mashing styles be performed, using two separate grain beds? For example...MashA, sparge into kettle, clean MLT, MashB, sparge to fill to required quantity, boil, cool, etc...
Will this do anything? Is this the same as Mashing at a 'compromise' temperature and Ph? Just a thought I had, and thought there probably isn't a much better place than here to post it.
Flame on!
JER
Can multiple mashing styles be performed, using two separate grain beds? For example...MashA, sparge into kettle, clean MLT, MashB, sparge to fill to required quantity, boil, cool, etc...
Will this do anything? Is this the same as Mashing at a 'compromise' temperature and Ph? Just a thought I had, and thought there probably isn't a much better place than here to post it.
Flame on!
JER