nickmv

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I'm brewing Yooper's Oatmeal Stout this weekend, and I've finally decided to look into water composition.

Anyways, a report of my local water is as follows:





Any ideas on additions needed?

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Primary: Cottage House Saison

Secondary: DFH 90 Min IPA (dry hop)
On-Deck: Cottage House Saison

Kegged & Waiting: Yooper's Oatmeal Stout, BM's Centennial Blonde, BM's Blue Balls Belgian Wit

ON TAP: Pumking, Experimental IPA, Breakfast Stout, Mint Choc Stout

2013 Beers So Far:
BM's Centennial Blonde
BM's Blue Balls Belgian Wit
DFH 90 Min IPA
Cottage House Saison

mabrungard

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That is a nice starting point for plenty of beers, just not so much for a stout. Adding calcium and other flavor ions will be no problem, but you will need some alkalinity to maintain the mash pH. I see from Yooper's recipe that there is a decent amount of crystal and roast malts, so its likely that the mash pH would be low.

Lime addition is the most sure option for adding alkalinity. You could also use baking soda, but I'm doubting you could get enough alkalinity in the mash water without adding too much sodium. Chalk may be too much trouble to prepare so that it is fully dissolved and it doesn't add alkalinity reliably if you just add the powder to the mash.

Enjoy!

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Martin Brungard, P.E. D.WRE
Carmel, IN
BJCP National
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Brewing Water Information at:
https://sites.google.com/site/brunwater/

nickmv

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So how would I go about figuring out the correct addition. I see that I can get pickling lime to do the trick, but I have no idea how much to add.

Is there a tool out there that's easy to use?

__________________
Primary: Cottage House Saison

Secondary: DFH 90 Min IPA (dry hop)
On-Deck: Cottage House Saison

Kegged & Waiting: Yooper's Oatmeal Stout, BM's Centennial Blonde, BM's Blue Balls Belgian Wit

ON TAP: Pumking, Experimental IPA, Breakfast Stout, Mint Choc Stout

2013 Beers So Far:
BM's Centennial Blonde
BM's Blue Balls Belgian Wit
DFH 90 Min IPA
Cottage House Saison

mabrungard

Recipes 

I see that you've loaded the water information into Bru'n Water. If you'll take a little more time and read the instructions and play with the program, you will figure this out.

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Martin Brungard, P.E. D.WRE
Carmel, IN
BJCP National
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Brewing Water Information at:
https://sites.google.com/site/brunwater/