Starrider
Well-Known Member
Water discussions are easy to find. My problem is in the variation I am finding leaving me more confused than providing direction. I have also tried several different water calculators and the amount of additions vary by about 100%. I could be entering data or using the calculator incorrectly but if I am, I dont know what Im doing wrong.
I start with RO or Distilled water. The recommended target ranges for a particular style vary pretty wildly too but I know that can be personal preference. Still makes it difficult to determine where to start. For my last batch, an American Stout, I decided to dive into water chemistry a little more. After plugging my recipe into several water calculators and reading multiple articles on adjusting water, I am not sure I made good additions which brings me to my question.
Attached is a spreadsheet (image) I put together just to look at recommendations as well as the different results from the different water calculators. I did this after I brewed my batch so whatever I learn here will have to be used in the next one. I think I have all the pertinent information in the spread sheet but if I missed anything, let me know.
In a nutshell, why am I getting such different results from the different calculators and were my additions ok for the listed target?
I start with RO or Distilled water. The recommended target ranges for a particular style vary pretty wildly too but I know that can be personal preference. Still makes it difficult to determine where to start. For my last batch, an American Stout, I decided to dive into water chemistry a little more. After plugging my recipe into several water calculators and reading multiple articles on adjusting water, I am not sure I made good additions which brings me to my question.
Attached is a spreadsheet (image) I put together just to look at recommendations as well as the different results from the different water calculators. I did this after I brewed my batch so whatever I learn here will have to be used in the next one. I think I have all the pertinent information in the spread sheet but if I missed anything, let me know.
In a nutshell, why am I getting such different results from the different calculators and were my additions ok for the listed target?