Forgot to add water additions ?!

[adam01]

I usually add some Calcium Chloride (1.5g) and Epsom Salts(2.8g) - to balance the Chloride / Sulfate ratio. Without, I'm low - (31 / 65 = .48) and I want to emphasize
the malt taste.

The pH change aside in the mash, would adding the CaCL and MgSO4 after fermentation
to the beer give the same effect taste wise ?

 

[ajdelange]

Malt flavor is augmented by adding more and more flavorful malts.
Chloride makes beer sweeter, rounder, smoother and lends mouthfeel (up to a point)
Sulfate dries beer, makes the hops bitterness coarse, augments the impression of Fuggles, EKG etc and ruins the fine bitterness of noble hops
Magnesium lends a sour bitterness which is generally flavor negative but may be wanted in some styles.
You can add any of these after the fact and some brewers do exactly that in order to determine adjustments to their salt additions for subsequent brews.