Hi,
First of all here's my water:
Calcium 21
Magnesium 9,5
Sodium 34
Chloride 27
Sulfate 24
Bicarbonate 110
Ph 8.1
For my next brew I will be making a stout using enough dark malts to get my mash PH in the top end of the right zone without the need of acids.
My question is however, should I add any minerals to get my calcium levels up?
I have both gypsum and calcium chloride at hand. I was thinking of adding 1 gr of both (for 6 gallon brew) to bump up the calcium and keep the chloride and sulfate at an equal level. If I do this, my PH according to Bru'nwater will still be in the right range.
I have good clean Swedish water by the way, so maybe I should leave it as it is.
First of all here's my water:
Calcium 21
Magnesium 9,5
Sodium 34
Chloride 27
Sulfate 24
Bicarbonate 110
Ph 8.1
For my next brew I will be making a stout using enough dark malts to get my mash PH in the top end of the right zone without the need of acids.
My question is however, should I add any minerals to get my calcium levels up?
I have both gypsum and calcium chloride at hand. I was thinking of adding 1 gr of both (for 6 gallon brew) to bump up the calcium and keep the chloride and sulfate at an equal level. If I do this, my PH according to Bru'nwater will still be in the right range.
I have good clean Swedish water by the way, so maybe I should leave it as it is.