So I haven't really delved into any water adjustments for brewing. I am planning on doing a Dry Irish stout and was thinking of modifying the water to get closer to this profile.
I picked up a package of Burton salts for cheap but it seems that the profile would be VERY different from Dublin
I am running the water through a charcoal filter beforehand. So essentially I need to add Ca, HC03, and a bit of SO4.
So I would need to get some Gypsum, Chalk, and Epsom Salt. I'm a bit fuzzy on the calculations of how much I need to add to hit the profile.
Would the calculations have to be based on just the volume of mash water or do you take into account the sparge water as well?
Is there anywhere you can pick these up outside of a homebrew shop?
Burton On Trent, UK
Calcium(Ca): 295.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 45.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 55.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 725.0 ppm
Bicarbonate(HCO3): 300.0 ppm
PH: 8.0 PH
Dublin, Ireland
Calcium(Ca): 115.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 4.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 12.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 55.0 ppm
Bicarbonate(HCO3): 200.0 ppm
PH: 8.0 PH
New York, NY
Calcium(Ca): 13.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 4.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 11.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 12.0 ppm
Bicarbonate(HCO3): 29.0 ppm
PH: 7.2 PH
I picked up a package of Burton salts for cheap but it seems that the profile would be VERY different from Dublin
I am running the water through a charcoal filter beforehand. So essentially I need to add Ca, HC03, and a bit of SO4.
So I would need to get some Gypsum, Chalk, and Epsom Salt. I'm a bit fuzzy on the calculations of how much I need to add to hit the profile.
Would the calculations have to be based on just the volume of mash water or do you take into account the sparge water as well?
Is there anywhere you can pick these up outside of a homebrew shop?
Burton On Trent, UK
Calcium(Ca): 295.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 45.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 55.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 725.0 ppm
Bicarbonate(HCO3): 300.0 ppm
PH: 8.0 PH
Dublin, Ireland
Calcium(Ca): 115.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 4.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 12.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 55.0 ppm
Bicarbonate(HCO3): 200.0 ppm
PH: 8.0 PH
New York, NY
Calcium(Ca): 13.0 ppm
Magnesium(Mg): 4.0 ppm
Sodium(Na): 11.0 ppm
Sulfate(SO4): 12.0 ppm
Bicarbonate(HCO3): 29.0 ppm
PH: 7.2 PH