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I read another post on this forum, where it was suggested that it be added with 30 minutes remaining.
I never heard or read about reserving them to add late in the mash? However. Reserving dark grains that are ground up separately as a way of keeping the pH steady has been done for years. Roasted grains not only add color and flavor to stout, they lower the pH of the mash. Although pH reduction is not necessarily a bad thing in brewing, roasted grains push the pH below 5.2 when low carbonate brewing water is used. So I have heard of dark grains but like you, I see no reason to add carapils late in the mash? I mash them with all my other grains.
Adjusting pH will help head retention and conversion efficiency.
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Statistics: Posted by BobBrews — Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:40 pm