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Tomorrow I'm going to brew a Dunkelbockbier ("Traditional Bock" in official styling terms) which requires a 4% dose of Melanoidin Malt, a true and proven recipe I have brewed twice before with a tremendous success, using multi step infusions.
This time however I'm planning to go the Hochkurz Decoction way. It's just more convenient to me (yes, it is) as the grist is huge and my mash tun is small.
In my experience, when used in stepped infusions, Melanoidin Malt emulates the decoction flavour effect in a somewhat exagerrated way. So now I think, how will it behave if I use it in a real decoction, wouldn't it be excessive?
Have you heard of any recipes combining both Melanoidin Malt and Decoction?
Or is its use limited only to infusion-mashing for emulating the decoction flavour?
This time however I'm planning to go the Hochkurz Decoction way. It's just more convenient to me (yes, it is) as the grist is huge and my mash tun is small.
In my experience, when used in stepped infusions, Melanoidin Malt emulates the decoction flavour effect in a somewhat exagerrated way. So now I think, how will it behave if I use it in a real decoction, wouldn't it be excessive?
Have you heard of any recipes combining both Melanoidin Malt and Decoction?
Or is its use limited only to infusion-mashing for emulating the decoction flavour?