Hello, I am hoping for some water feedback please. I am about to brew my Oktoberfest for a comp, and would to make the maltiness more pronounced. The last comp I entered it in (which it did take first btw) the judges scored me lower on not being as malt forward. I fermented with WLP 830, big healthy starter (can't remember cell count off hand) and big dose of O2 to get it going. Temp controlled ferment at 53.
My water profile was for that batch:
pH 7.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 357
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.60
Cations / Anions, me/L 6.6 / 7.2
ppm
Sodium, Na 10
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 76
Magnesium, Mg 28
Total Hardness, CaCO3 307
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 13
Chloride, Cl 24
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 349
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 286
Fluoride, F 0.82
Total Iron, Fe 0.03
This is what I am brewing with for this batch:
pH 8.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 179
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.30
Cations / Anions, me/L / 2.9 2.8
Sodium, Na 18
Potassium, K 5
Calcium, Ca 24
Magnesium, Mg 8
Total Hardness, CaCO3 93
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 5
Chloride, Cl 25
Carbonate, CO3 6
Bicarbonate, HCO3 105
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 96
Total Phosphorus, P 0.39
Total Iron, Fe < 0.0
What recommendations for accentuating Malty goodness?
Thanks!
Caleb
My water profile was for that batch:
pH 7.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 357
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.60
Cations / Anions, me/L 6.6 / 7.2
ppm
Sodium, Na 10
Potassium, K 2
Calcium, Ca 76
Magnesium, Mg 28
Total Hardness, CaCO3 307
Nitrate, NO3-N 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 13
Chloride, Cl 24
Carbonate, CO3 < 1
Bicarbonate, HCO3 349
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 286
Fluoride, F 0.82
Total Iron, Fe 0.03
This is what I am brewing with for this batch:
pH 8.1
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 179
Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.30
Cations / Anions, me/L / 2.9 2.8
Sodium, Na 18
Potassium, K 5
Calcium, Ca 24
Magnesium, Mg 8
Total Hardness, CaCO3 93
Nitrate, NO3-N < 0.1 (SAFE)
Sulfate, SO4-S 5
Chloride, Cl 25
Carbonate, CO3 6
Bicarbonate, HCO3 105
Total Alkalinity, CaCO3 96
Total Phosphorus, P 0.39
Total Iron, Fe < 0.0
What recommendations for accentuating Malty goodness?
Thanks!
Caleb