Lastbrewstanding
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Dude, yes - especially in the Beginners Beer Brewing Forum.
Makers of dry/liquid malt extract (professionally) make a wort, then vacuum evaporate it - taking just the water out.
So a "best practice" when brewing with dry/liquid malt extract is to add just the water (no minerals or a known limited amount of minerals /2/) back.
Palmer, in How to Brew, 4e, chapter 1 appears to have put a lot of thought into "poka-yoking" /1/ a brew day process. Water that is known to have "no" or "low" mineral content is part of that process.
If the water does not have a known mineral content ("spring water" is not water with a known mineral content), @Clint Yeastwood offers sound advice.
/1/ Poka-yoke is a Japanese term that means "mistake-proofing" or "error prevention".
/2/ there may be an interesting discussion regarding minerals and ppm: for Na, S04, and Cl, what is the threshold that matters? Can one detect a 10 ppm difference? 50? 500?
Dude, yes exactly. I always tell begginer brewers before they brew to get a complete water analysis so they can adjust the water chemisty to the style Ca/Cl ratio etc. water is the foundation so it is basic so every beginner should also have a PH meter and a good carbon filter. (I wont tell them about camdem tabs or distilled water till they are a bit more advanced) but i do recommend every new brewer pick up a GrainFather G20 for their first brew.Dude, yes - especially in the Beginners Beer Brewing Forum.
Makers of dry/liquid malt extract (professionally) make a wort, then vacuum evaporate it - taking just the water out.
So a "best practice" when brewing with dry/liquid malt extract is to add just the water (no minerals or a known limited amount of minerals /2/) back.
Palmer, in How to Brew, 4e, chapter 1 appears to have put a lot of thought into "poka-yoking" /1/ a brew day process. Water that is known to have "no" or "low" mineral content is part of that process.
If the water does not have a known mineral content ("spring water" is not water with a known mineral content), @Clint Yeastwood offers sound advice.
/1/ Poka-yoke is a Japanese term that means "mistake-proofing" or "error prevention".
/2/ there may be an interesting discussion regarding minerals and ppm: for Na, S04, and Cl, what is the threshold that matters? Can one detect a 10 ppm difference? 50? 500?
-Cheers