CPooley4
Well-Known Member
I want to make sure I'm using the distilled water dilution rate correctly. I was using the brewater program and it's nice, but TH's spreadsheet is much more user friendly.
My water profile:
CA - 69.2
MG - 48.7
SO - 9.9
CL - 1.5
NA - 3.3
Alkalinity - 345
Hardness - 377
PH - 7.59
In brewing my APA I typically take 3.0 gallons of our water and dilute it with an additional 1.5 gallons of distilled water for a total of 4.5 for the mash. I then also take 1.0 teaspoons of gypsum and .5 teaspoons of CaCl which gives me a mash water profile of:
CA - 127
MG - 25
SO - 128
CL - 73
NA - 1.6
Alk - 173
Now, in my head that is a 33% dilution. However, when I plug all of that in and utilize a 33% dilution in TH's spreadsheet I'm coming up with:
CA - 148
MG - 33
SO - 162
CL - 68
NA - 2
Anyone wanna take a shot at what I may be doing wrong with the spreadsheet? Am I using the dilution section incorrectly? All told, it looks like a good profile for what I am brewing so that's good I guess
Thanks ahead of time.
My water profile:
CA - 69.2
MG - 48.7
SO - 9.9
CL - 1.5
NA - 3.3
Alkalinity - 345
Hardness - 377
PH - 7.59
In brewing my APA I typically take 3.0 gallons of our water and dilute it with an additional 1.5 gallons of distilled water for a total of 4.5 for the mash. I then also take 1.0 teaspoons of gypsum and .5 teaspoons of CaCl which gives me a mash water profile of:
CA - 127
MG - 25
SO - 128
CL - 73
NA - 1.6
Alk - 173
Now, in my head that is a 33% dilution. However, when I plug all of that in and utilize a 33% dilution in TH's spreadsheet I'm coming up with:
CA - 148
MG - 33
SO - 162
CL - 68
NA - 2
Anyone wanna take a shot at what I may be doing wrong with the spreadsheet? Am I using the dilution section incorrectly? All told, it looks like a good profile for what I am brewing so that's good I guess
Thanks ahead of time.