iancanderson
Member
Hello! I have a Grainfather on the way, so I figured I should step up my all-grain methods so I get the most out of my new system.
I live in the Boston area, and our water is 100% from the MWRA system, which is mostly a blank slate.
I have attached the most recent (monthly!!!) water report. I also have a Lamotte test kit on the way to compare.
I have also attached my Brunwater water treatment plan.
I want to brew a crisp, mostly dry beer, but don't want to ferment away all of the malt flavor since I'm only using a base malt (Maris Otter). I have also attached the recipe as a PDF.
Since I'm brewing a hoppy pale beer (5 gallon IPA with all Maris Otter - 11 lbs), my plan is to:
Questions/concerns:
Related links:
View attachment 042017_water_report.pdf
View attachment mosaic_mo.pdf
I live in the Boston area, and our water is 100% from the MWRA system, which is mostly a blank slate.
I have attached the most recent (monthly!!!) water report. I also have a Lamotte test kit on the way to compare.
I have also attached my Brunwater water treatment plan.
I want to brew a crisp, mostly dry beer, but don't want to ferment away all of the malt flavor since I'm only using a base malt (Maris Otter). I have also attached the recipe as a PDF.
Since I'm brewing a hoppy pale beer (5 gallon IPA with all Maris Otter - 11 lbs), my plan is to:
- Add 2g Gypsum/gallon of mash and sparge water
- Use (partial) Campden tablet to reduce Chloramine?
- Have some lactic acid at-hand in case the mash pH is still too high
Questions/concerns:
- Are there any side effects to using a campden tablet?
- Should I worry about a high (13:1) Sulfate:Chloride ratio?
- Should I also add lactic acid to the mash to get the pH down closer to 5.3? Are there side effects to adding acid?
- General sanity check on the plan to use mainly gypsum for this profile/style?
Related links:
- https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=253124&page=2
- https://twitter.com/trilliumbrewing/status/454602926208876544
- http://www.thefullboil.com/2014/08/04/water-chemistry-basics/
View attachment 042017_water_report.pdf
View attachment mosaic_mo.pdf