Hey, so I've got an issue I can't solve. I just moved to a new place and finally got to crack open my two first batches from here. The first is an oatmeal stout, the body is great, good head retention, tastes great, nice roasted finish. The second is a red ale, has a bit of nice hop bite up front, you get a brief taste of bready malt, and then all you're left with is pool water.
I brewed these beers on consecutive days from the same water source. I was able to get a report from the water utility and here it is. I don't yet do any filtering or chemistry to adjust:
Calcium-- 12 mg/L
Magnesium-- 4.6 mg/L
Sodium-- 13 mg/L
Sulfate (SO4)-- 18.2 mg/L
Chloride -- 9.5 mg/L
Bicarbonate (HCO3) -- 53 mg/L (as CaCO3 alkalinity)
Alkalinity (CaCO3) -- 49 mg/L
What have people done to fix this issue?
I brewed these beers on consecutive days from the same water source. I was able to get a report from the water utility and here it is. I don't yet do any filtering or chemistry to adjust:
Calcium-- 12 mg/L
Magnesium-- 4.6 mg/L
Sodium-- 13 mg/L
Sulfate (SO4)-- 18.2 mg/L
Chloride -- 9.5 mg/L
Bicarbonate (HCO3) -- 53 mg/L (as CaCO3 alkalinity)
Alkalinity (CaCO3) -- 49 mg/L
What have people done to fix this issue?