Cavpilot2000
Well-Known Member
So I've never been one to adjust my brewing water because I think it makes damn fine beer, so why mess with that which works, right?
We'll lo and behold, I can't leave well enough alone, so I order a water analysis from Ward Labs.
Basically I brew mostly lighter style beers, especially German lagers usually no darker than an Oktoberfest, and they turn out great.
But when I do darker styles (Dunkels, mostly), I feel like they aren't as good as my lighter lagers, pale ales, and IPAs.
So I begin to wonder if it's my water that lends itself to lighter styles and is detrimental to darks.
That's why I ordered the test.
This being my first one, I'd like some help interpreting it from a brewing perspective. So feel free to chime in.
We'll lo and behold, I can't leave well enough alone, so I order a water analysis from Ward Labs.
Basically I brew mostly lighter style beers, especially German lagers usually no darker than an Oktoberfest, and they turn out great.
But when I do darker styles (Dunkels, mostly), I feel like they aren't as good as my lighter lagers, pale ales, and IPAs.
So I begin to wonder if it's my water that lends itself to lighter styles and is detrimental to darks.
That's why I ordered the test.
This being my first one, I'd like some help interpreting it from a brewing perspective. So feel free to chime in.