Hard water styles and recipies.

[wolfej50]

I know that one can make beer from just about any beer, but I've also read that water hardness is traditionally associated with different styles. My local water is moderately hard, so I was wondering what styles have traditionally been brewed from hard water.

 

[giraffe]

English bitters/IPAs. Stouts. Scottish ales, Dortmund export.

If you are doing all grain, its best to get a water report, enter it into a brewing calculator like Brun water (free), and make sure you can hit a mash ph of 5.2-5.5 with the recipe/your water. All hard water is not the same, and looking at famous cities water supplies doesnt really help, as many breweries would have taken steps to reduce the mineral content.

 

[wolfej50]

Thanks, giraffe.