erockomania
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Dude, you rock. I was unsure where a few styles fell in the op. Thank you!
Hefeweizen: Baseline
Baseline: Add 1 tsp of calcium chloride dihydrate (what your LHBS sells) to each 5 gallons of water treated. Add 2% sauermalz to the grist.
Deviate from the baseline as follows:
Hefeweizen: For soft water beers (i.e Pils, Helles). Use half the baseline amount of calcium chloride and increase the sauermalz to 3% (you can make great Hefe with soft water too).
Porter: For beers that use roast malt (Stout, porter): Skip the sauermalz.
Light Ale: For British beers: Add 1 tsp gypsum as well as 1 tsp calcium chloride
IPA: For very minerally beers (Export, Burton ale): Double the calcium chloride and the gypsum.
If you follow just the baseline without any of the deviations you won't make a 'dumper'. That's the whole idea behind the primer. Should get you a decent beer whatever the style.