Help with Water

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Here is my water report.
And here is the Beer - http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/r ... /193451/-1

How should I target this to get the malt to come forward,
And to get the mash PH in range?

I would like to only work with the Mash water if possible.

Thanks


pH 8.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 374
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.62
Cations / Anions, me/L 6.6 / 6.8
ppm
Sodium, Na 46
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 66
Magnesium, Mg 15
Total Hardness, CaCO3 228
Nitrate, NO3-N 1.9 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 45
Chloride, Cl 24
Carbonate, CO3 6
Bicarbonate, HCO3 179
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 157
Total Phosphorus, P 0.24
 
With the dark crystal and roasted malt your mash pH should get in the 5.2-5.6 range. Adding a few grams of calcium chloride with help lower a pH a bit more and will enhance the malt. I don't usually add acid to the mash when brewing darker beers.
 

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