Hello all!
I tried something yesterday that I want to get some feedback on... I've been going to the local market and getting 5 gallons of reverse osmosis de-ionized water for brewing, since I'm just doing extract+steeping grains at the moment. Obviously that water would not be conducive to mashing grains, being that it has no mineral content and such.
I understand that liquid malt extract is the result of properly mashed grains. When those grains are mashed, obviously the water used has the appropriate mineral content and pH conducive to mashing. As a result, the liquid malt extract contains those minerals to some extent.
What my crazy mind with bizarre logic led me to try was this: I added a small amount, probably 1 or 1.5 cups, of LME to my steeping water. I thought that by doing this, I might actually get some enzyme activity and some starch conversion in my steeping grains, kindof like a super-mini mash.
My brain is fried right now because I celebrated my birthday last night, but I wanted to get some thoughts and feedback on this subject. Thoughts? Questions? Anything would be appreciated. Cheers!
I tried something yesterday that I want to get some feedback on... I've been going to the local market and getting 5 gallons of reverse osmosis de-ionized water for brewing, since I'm just doing extract+steeping grains at the moment. Obviously that water would not be conducive to mashing grains, being that it has no mineral content and such.
I understand that liquid malt extract is the result of properly mashed grains. When those grains are mashed, obviously the water used has the appropriate mineral content and pH conducive to mashing. As a result, the liquid malt extract contains those minerals to some extent.
What my crazy mind with bizarre logic led me to try was this: I added a small amount, probably 1 or 1.5 cups, of LME to my steeping water. I thought that by doing this, I might actually get some enzyme activity and some starch conversion in my steeping grains, kindof like a super-mini mash.
My brain is fried right now because I celebrated my birthday last night, but I wanted to get some thoughts and feedback on this subject. Thoughts? Questions? Anything would be appreciated. Cheers!