This turned out great, it's a nice change from the typical citrus IPA.
Ingredients
7.9 lbs Pale Ale malt (3.5L)
1.0 lbs Bonlander Munich (10L)
0.6 lbs Honey malt (25L)
0.5 lbs Dextrine
I used 50:50 Eldorado Springs water and distilled.
Added 6 grams gypsum, 2 grams calcium...
I'm relatively new to creating my own recipes and altering water. My plan is to make a brown ale somewhere between a NE and American.
Eldorado Springs water(100%):
Calcium 11.4
Magnesium 3.4
Sodium 6.2
Chloride .97
Sulfate 20
Bicarbonate 35.5
Water additions
2 g. Gypsum
5 g...
I'm relatively new to creating my own recipes and altering water, please tell me what you think. My plan is to make a brown ale somewhere between a NE and American.
Eldorado Springs water(100%):
Calcium 11.4
Magnesium 3.4
Sodium 6.2
Chloride .97
Sulfate 20
Bicarbonate 35.5
Water...
I'm relatively new to creating my own recipes and altering water, please tell me what you think. My plan is to make a brown ale somewhere between a NE and American.
Eldorado Springs water(100%):
Calcium 11.4
Magnesium 3.4
Sodium 6.2
Chloride .97
Sulfate 20
Bicarbonate 35.5
Water...
I use brewersfriend.com. They have several calculators. Boil off typically is about 1/2 - 1 gallon per hour. My trub loss is minimal because I throw everything in the fermenter.