ryanjbrowne
Active Member
On my next batch I planning on doing an initial strike/rest at 140F for 20 minutes (with a .95 qt/lb grist), then an infusion to get up to 154 for 40 minutes. My question is: Do I
1) add all the water salts (gypsum, calcium chloride, etc.) ONLY to the initial strike water
2) add the water salts to the entire volume of mash water, then split that water for my two infusions
I know certain minerals are not soluble in room temp water, so if I go with 2, could I then heat about 1 gallon of that water volume into which I can dissolve the water salts, add that back to the total volume, then stir, split, infuse?
Thoughts -- and thanks!
1) add all the water salts (gypsum, calcium chloride, etc.) ONLY to the initial strike water
2) add the water salts to the entire volume of mash water, then split that water for my two infusions
I know certain minerals are not soluble in room temp water, so if I go with 2, could I then heat about 1 gallon of that water volume into which I can dissolve the water salts, add that back to the total volume, then stir, split, infuse?
Thoughts -- and thanks!