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Hello!
I make brews that use malt extract as the base malt and use steeped grains to get the character I want. In the "Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator", I set the volume of mash water to my volume of steeping water and then calculate my salt additions base on this water volume. In other words, I adjust my water chemistry for my steeping water only. Is this correct or should I be calculating my salt additions based on my total batch volume? If I should be using the total batch volume, how should I stage the salt additions bearing in mind that I have three volumes: steep, boil, and make-up?
This has been bothering me for some time, so thanks for shedding any light!
I make brews that use malt extract as the base malt and use steeped grains to get the character I want. In the "Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator", I set the volume of mash water to my volume of steeping water and then calculate my salt additions base on this water volume. In other words, I adjust my water chemistry for my steeping water only. Is this correct or should I be calculating my salt additions based on my total batch volume? If I should be using the total batch volume, how should I stage the salt additions bearing in mind that I have three volumes: steep, boil, and make-up?
This has been bothering me for some time, so thanks for shedding any light!