I'm set to brew tomorrow and would like to adjust my water to match the beer. I'd appreciate someone(s) checking my numbers, at least generally, to make sure I'm not overdoing things. Here is my current water profile:
Calcium - 11.5 ppm
Magnesium - 2.5 ppm
Bicarbonate - 34 ppm
Sodium - 50 ppm
Chloride - 110 ppm
Sulfate - 9 ppm
I'm going to brew a Scottish Ale, SRM ~15. I'd like to get my residual alkalinity up some and bring the sulfate up as well since currently my SO4:Cl is way too skewed (though for this beer maybe not too big a problem)
I'm doing a 5.5 gallon batch with a partial mash (~1 gallon mash).
Messing around with some of the software/spreadsheets out there, I've come up with the following additions:
Chalk - 0.5 g in mash; 2 g in boil
Gypsum - 0.5 g in mash; 2 g in boil
Baking Soda - 0.5 g in mash; 2 g in boil
Does this look like "normal" amounts? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Calcium - 11.5 ppm
Magnesium - 2.5 ppm
Bicarbonate - 34 ppm
Sodium - 50 ppm
Chloride - 110 ppm
Sulfate - 9 ppm
I'm going to brew a Scottish Ale, SRM ~15. I'd like to get my residual alkalinity up some and bring the sulfate up as well since currently my SO4:Cl is way too skewed (though for this beer maybe not too big a problem)
I'm doing a 5.5 gallon batch with a partial mash (~1 gallon mash).
Messing around with some of the software/spreadsheets out there, I've come up with the following additions:
Chalk - 0.5 g in mash; 2 g in boil
Gypsum - 0.5 g in mash; 2 g in boil
Baking Soda - 0.5 g in mash; 2 g in boil
Does this look like "normal" amounts? Any input would be greatly appreciated.