So I moved to a new house and it has water softners. I found a cheap source of RO water and plan on building my water up from there. I'm new to this but have a basic understanding and know that I should try to keep the additions as simple as possible.
I plan on brewing a blonde tonight and have come up with these additions and would appreciate feedback.
5 gms CaCl2
3 gms CaCO4
Possibly 1 gm NaHCO3 (not even sure this is necessary since this is a pale beer but I figured that a little sodium would help round out the sweetness I guess (read it from John Palmer))
This I would think would make for a slightly malty beer right? Since Ca is higher than SO4 (almost a 2:1 ratio)?
Let's say in the future I made a dark beer and needed to increase HCO3. would it be better to use baking soda or chalk when working with RO water? or maybe some combination of the two?
Thanks for your help in advance. Just want to make sure I'm on the right track and don't screw up this beer.
Cam
I plan on brewing a blonde tonight and have come up with these additions and would appreciate feedback.
5 gms CaCl2
3 gms CaCO4
Possibly 1 gm NaHCO3 (not even sure this is necessary since this is a pale beer but I figured that a little sodium would help round out the sweetness I guess (read it from John Palmer))
This I would think would make for a slightly malty beer right? Since Ca is higher than SO4 (almost a 2:1 ratio)?
Let's say in the future I made a dark beer and needed to increase HCO3. would it be better to use baking soda or chalk when working with RO water? or maybe some combination of the two?
Thanks for your help in advance. Just want to make sure I'm on the right track and don't screw up this beer.
Cam