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    Treating alkaline water for a dark lager?

    Oh, I just stumbled upon a recent lactate tasting threshold test by Kai Troester here: http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php?title=Lactate_Taste_Threshold_experiment It seems that sensitivity to the taste of lactate is very individual, but that generally quite high concentrations are...
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    Treating alkaline water for a dark lager?

    Hi Martin, Thank you for your answer! Let's see if I get this right (I've added a few new questions below): So the 4ml Lactic will leave a taste impact that I don't want in my lager. I assume the same holds for the sauermalz and citric acid I have as well. But: 1) Would one be better or...
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    Treating alkaline water for a dark lager?

    I'm trying to treat my water for a bohemian dark lager. My water is rather alkaline with the following composition: Ca: 70, Mg: 10, Na: 34, SO4: 16, Cl: 60, HCO3: 239. The water comes from three sources, but their contents are quite close with the exception of Cl, which ranges from 28 to...
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