N NJstout Well-Known Member Joined Aug 10, 2011 Messages 222 Reaction score 16 Location fairfield Apr 27, 2012 #1 Would adding a few ounces of acid malt to a sour mash(us05 yeast) help supplement it? Or would it be a waste of the acid malt
Would adding a few ounces of acid malt to a sour mash(us05 yeast) help supplement it? Or would it be a waste of the acid malt
smokinghole Senior Member HBT Supporter Joined Nov 11, 2009 Messages 2,910 Reaction score 146 Location Lucid Dream Land Apr 28, 2012 #2 A few ounces would probably be useless. If you have acid malt that needs to be used up, go ahead and do it.
A few ounces would probably be useless. If you have acid malt that needs to be used up, go ahead and do it.
OP OP N NJstout Well-Known Member Joined Aug 10, 2011 Messages 222 Reaction score 16 Location fairfield Apr 28, 2012 #3 what about half a pound? Would the sour mash benefit from it and help aid it?
R ReverseApacheMaster Well-Known Member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Messages 4,877 Reaction score 261 Location Keller, Texas Apr 28, 2012 #4 A sour mash is organically soured. If you're adding acid malt there's no significant reason to do a sour mash.
A sour mash is organically soured. If you're adding acid malt there's no significant reason to do a sour mash.
OP OP N NJstout Well-Known Member Joined Aug 10, 2011 Messages 222 Reaction score 16 Location fairfield Apr 28, 2012 #5 i thought the sourness is different, some claim straight acid malt is one dimensional
R ReverseApacheMaster Well-Known Member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Messages 4,877 Reaction score 261 Location Keller, Texas Apr 28, 2012 #6 A lot of people think the organic flavor of a sour mash is nasty. A sour mash done correctly should be fairly clean in flavor. It's not going to be comparable in terms of sourness or flavor to something soured by age.
A lot of people think the organic flavor of a sour mash is nasty. A sour mash done correctly should be fairly clean in flavor. It's not going to be comparable in terms of sourness or flavor to something soured by age.