Most of my pale beers generally come out all the same. They tend to lack character. In particular beers with an OG of less than ~1.055 usually arent very flavorfull
My water profile is:
Calc19
Mag 3
Sodium 2
Na 1
Cl 6
HC03 60
Is my water to blame? assuming my brewing technique and recipes are above par (I'm brewing beers for Jamil's brewing classic styles book)
Should I add Sodium because it's almost non existant? I read somewhere that it adds flavor/sweetness to the beer. is that true? if so what levels do you recommend? Ive been playing with Chloride:sulfate ratios but i dont seem to get great results. I made an ESB at 35:120 Cl:SO ratio. The beer has a lot of body just not very malty and kinda bland. What do you all think!
My water profile is:
Calc19
Mag 3
Sodium 2
Na 1
Cl 6
HC03 60
Is my water to blame? assuming my brewing technique and recipes are above par (I'm brewing beers for Jamil's brewing classic styles book)
Should I add Sodium because it's almost non existant? I read somewhere that it adds flavor/sweetness to the beer. is that true? if so what levels do you recommend? Ive been playing with Chloride:sulfate ratios but i dont seem to get great results. I made an ESB at 35:120 Cl:SO ratio. The beer has a lot of body just not very malty and kinda bland. What do you all think!