CaCl

[faustmeister]

How many ppm of Ca and CL does one teaspoon of CaCl (powder, not flaked) add to 5 gal of water? Thanks.

 

[RichBrewer]

I have absolutely no idea but welcome to HBT.

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

One gram of CaCl2 in one gallon gives 72ppm Ca, and 127.4ppm Cl.

Welcome!

 

[faustmeister]

One gram of CaCl2 in one gallon gives 72ppm Ca, and 127.4ppm Cl.

Welcome!

Thanks. I have that number, but don't know how many grams of the powder CaCl are in a teaspoon - no accurate scale.

 

[Chairman Cheyco]

The only real accurate way of adding brewing salts is by weight. There is too much variance when using volumes. If you're getting this serious, it's time to get a good enough scale. They're not that expensive.

 

[ajf]

3.4 grams per level teaspoon.

See http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/chapter15-4.html

-a.

 

[Beer Snob]

I actually was just reading this in some books I have. The recipe I have says to use 2 teaspoons. But I think I'm going to get Ph 5.2 to try. Does this mean that I could delete this from the recipe?

 

[faustmeister]

Thanks. I found a site saying the same thing. Per my calculations, thats 49 ppm Ca and 86 ppm Cl per teaspoon per 5 gallons.