I live in San Diego and I am planning on brewing a Dry Irish Stout this weekend (in time for St. Patrick's day), and I have been messing around with the various water chemistry sheets and I believe I have a decent recipe.
First off here are the SD and Dublin Profiles:
(ppm) San Diego (Otay) Dublin
Ca 47.2 115
Mg 27.1 4
Na 107 12
Cl 140 19
SO4 124 55
Alkalinity 135 ?
Chloride/Sulfate Ratio 1.13 0.35
Obviously, with the exception of Calcium, everything is WAY too high, when trying to mimic the Dublin style, so I've decided on a 50% dilution (5Gal San Diego and 5Gal RO/Dist). Focusing on the all important Chloride/Sulfate ratio, I've decided to toss in 3g of Gypsum into the mash water and 5.9g into the sparge water.
Using -TH-'s EZ Water Adjustment spreadsheet I get a final profile that looks like this
(ppm) San Diego (Otay) Dublin
Ca 78 115
Mg 14 4
Na 54 12
Cl 70 19
SO4 196 55
Alkalinity 135 ?
Chloride/Sulfate Ratio 0.36 0.35
Obviously, I'm not nailing the profile, but it seems pretty damn close and with in the acceptable (Palmer) ranges. What I am happy with is the ratio being spot on. It looks like my mash pH is going to be 5.64 which is close enough to the 5.4 - 5.6 range, and to be honest I worry about learning the intricacies of pH for my next brew.
Anyone care to comment?
Thank you and Cheers,
Jeff
First off here are the SD and Dublin Profiles:
(ppm) San Diego (Otay) Dublin
Ca 47.2 115
Mg 27.1 4
Na 107 12
Cl 140 19
SO4 124 55
Alkalinity 135 ?
Chloride/Sulfate Ratio 1.13 0.35
Obviously, with the exception of Calcium, everything is WAY too high, when trying to mimic the Dublin style, so I've decided on a 50% dilution (5Gal San Diego and 5Gal RO/Dist). Focusing on the all important Chloride/Sulfate ratio, I've decided to toss in 3g of Gypsum into the mash water and 5.9g into the sparge water.
Using -TH-'s EZ Water Adjustment spreadsheet I get a final profile that looks like this
(ppm) San Diego (Otay) Dublin
Ca 78 115
Mg 14 4
Na 54 12
Cl 70 19
SO4 196 55
Alkalinity 135 ?
Chloride/Sulfate Ratio 0.36 0.35
Obviously, I'm not nailing the profile, but it seems pretty damn close and with in the acceptable (Palmer) ranges. What I am happy with is the ratio being spot on. It looks like my mash pH is going to be 5.64 which is close enough to the 5.4 - 5.6 range, and to be honest I worry about learning the intricacies of pH for my next brew.
Anyone care to comment?
Thank you and Cheers,
Jeff