Fells_Pint
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Is it possible to partial mash a small amount of base malts to add to an extract recipe?
I'm a few extract recipes into my homebrewing obsession (poor girlfriend got it as a valentines day gift last year thinking it would yield her more free beer ), and I honestly hadn't considered going into partial mashing until last night when I was at the homebrew store.
I've been working on a dry stout recipe for St Paddy's Day, and had heard a few mentions of acidulated malt being used to add that sour twang flavor. I didn't think much of it as an extract brewer, until I was at the store, where the employee was re-filling the grain mill and asked if I had ever tasted this one malt and handed me a sample. Funny enough, it was acidulated malt. On a whim I bought 8 oz of it, and decided to see if I could steep the sour twang out of it.
My research seems to lean more towards having to mash the grains, so I started researching partial mash more, but didn't see any answers to this particular type of situation.
Is it possible to partial mash about 2.5 lb of grains (steeping grains like Chocolate Malt and Roasted Barley and the 8 oz of acidulated malt) then add in the 2 cans of extract and hops? Would this work? Would it screw up the sugar count and ruin the beer in the end?
Thanks for any advice and slainte!
I'm a few extract recipes into my homebrewing obsession (poor girlfriend got it as a valentines day gift last year thinking it would yield her more free beer ), and I honestly hadn't considered going into partial mashing until last night when I was at the homebrew store.
I've been working on a dry stout recipe for St Paddy's Day, and had heard a few mentions of acidulated malt being used to add that sour twang flavor. I didn't think much of it as an extract brewer, until I was at the store, where the employee was re-filling the grain mill and asked if I had ever tasted this one malt and handed me a sample. Funny enough, it was acidulated malt. On a whim I bought 8 oz of it, and decided to see if I could steep the sour twang out of it.
My research seems to lean more towards having to mash the grains, so I started researching partial mash more, but didn't see any answers to this particular type of situation.
Is it possible to partial mash about 2.5 lb of grains (steeping grains like Chocolate Malt and Roasted Barley and the 8 oz of acidulated malt) then add in the 2 cans of extract and hops? Would this work? Would it screw up the sugar count and ruin the beer in the end?
Thanks for any advice and slainte!