Hey, I'm going to be doing my first all grain batch next weekend, and I'm also going to venture into water adjustments. I got my water report and realized (through this board) that I'll need a 75% dilution of RO to tap water for various reasons. I also checked into the use of Burton salts to adjust my water profile for my pale ale. My question is, when it gives how many PPM's per unit weight of burton salt, it states something along the lines of 1119 PPM per 5 gallons. Are we talking 5 gallons of water or 5 gallons of wort?
http://morebeer.com/view_product/5955//Burton_Water_Salts_-_2oz
Based on these concentrations I would need to use a total of 7.5 grams of salt if we're talking a 5 gallon batch of beer, but I'll be using 7.5 gallons of water total to mash/sparge, and as such would need 50% more salt, so 11.25 grams? Which is correct?
http://morebeer.com/view_product/5955//Burton_Water_Salts_-_2oz
Based on these concentrations I would need to use a total of 7.5 grams of salt if we're talking a 5 gallon batch of beer, but I'll be using 7.5 gallons of water total to mash/sparge, and as such would need 50% more salt, so 11.25 grams? Which is correct?