LovesIPA
Well-Known Member
I brewed an American Ale a while ago and I just wanted to check and see if this is a good water profile. I use RO water from a glacier water vending machine. I've never tested the water that comes out of it, but they are supposed to be very good at delivering close to as pure H2O as you can reasonably afford.
Here's the grain bill (5.25 gallon batch):
3lb 4oz Maris Otter
3lb 4oz GW 2-row pale malt
1lb 10oz Munich (9L)
12 oz crystal 40
My mash volume is 3.4 gallons. Sparge volume is 5.2 gallons. Here's what I use for water mineral additions (I calculate these from the Bru 'n' Water spreadsheet):
Mash:
1.4g CaSO4 (Gypsum)
1.4g MgSO4 (Epsom salt)
1.4g CaCl2
Sparge:
2.1g CaSO4
2.1g MgSO4
2.1g CaCl2
Is this reasonable? Does this sound right? I'm just trying to find out if I've been doing this right.
Here's the grain bill (5.25 gallon batch):
3lb 4oz Maris Otter
3lb 4oz GW 2-row pale malt
1lb 10oz Munich (9L)
12 oz crystal 40
My mash volume is 3.4 gallons. Sparge volume is 5.2 gallons. Here's what I use for water mineral additions (I calculate these from the Bru 'n' Water spreadsheet):
Mash:
1.4g CaSO4 (Gypsum)
1.4g MgSO4 (Epsom salt)
1.4g CaCl2
Sparge:
2.1g CaSO4
2.1g MgSO4
2.1g CaCl2
Is this reasonable? Does this sound right? I'm just trying to find out if I've been doing this right.