wingedcoyote
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I'm planning a graff for pretty soon, something very light on the grain side and heavy on the cider -- probably just a pound or so of medium crystal, along with a bit of 6-row if necessary for conversion. The idea being not so much to make a cider/beer hybrid, but just to bring a note of caramelly sweetness to my cider.
What I'm wondering is, when I go to mash the grains for this, could I just use some of my apple juice as the liquid instead of water? Obviously the PH and mineral situation would be quite different from water, but I can't think of anything obvious that would prevent it from working off the top of my head. NBD if it doesn't work, but I figure it couldn't hurt to avoid diluting the juice.
EDIT: After posting noticed that there have been a couple threads about this before, but nobody came back after actually trying it. Would love to hear about it if anyone has done this or has any scientific insight, otherwise I might just have to try it and see what happens!
What I'm wondering is, when I go to mash the grains for this, could I just use some of my apple juice as the liquid instead of water? Obviously the PH and mineral situation would be quite different from water, but I can't think of anything obvious that would prevent it from working off the top of my head. NBD if it doesn't work, but I figure it couldn't hurt to avoid diluting the juice.
EDIT: After posting noticed that there have been a couple threads about this before, but nobody came back after actually trying it. Would love to hear about it if anyone has done this or has any scientific insight, otherwise I might just have to try it and see what happens!