Hi,
I am in the process of having my water tested for the main flavor ions. At the moment I only know the total alkalinity which is 200ppm and a rough value for total hardness, around 300. I have access to phosphoric acid and calcium chloride and have used brewers friend online calculator to calculate the acid additions I need to get the ph down to 5.4 for a pale hoppy ale. My one worry is calcium loss, I am not sure how much calcium chloride I need to use. So my question is do I need to wait for the lab results to come back on flavor ions or can I go ahead and adjust the water with the current information?
Many thanks
I am in the process of having my water tested for the main flavor ions. At the moment I only know the total alkalinity which is 200ppm and a rough value for total hardness, around 300. I have access to phosphoric acid and calcium chloride and have used brewers friend online calculator to calculate the acid additions I need to get the ph down to 5.4 for a pale hoppy ale. My one worry is calcium loss, I am not sure how much calcium chloride I need to use. So my question is do I need to wait for the lab results to come back on flavor ions or can I go ahead and adjust the water with the current information?
Many thanks