Surly
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I will soon be brewing an Amber Ale of 5 gallons. I need 8.17 gallons of water to do so. My water report indicates Bicarbonate of 314.5
Using Bru'n Water I will start with 80% RO water with the spreadsheet set using the, "Amber Balanced" option in the Desired Water Profile setting.
Bru'n Water has me adding 1.9ml of Lactic acid to my 3.75 gallons of mash and 6.0ml of it to my 4.4 gallons of sparge water to get an estimated mash PH of 5.3.
This seems like an awful lot of acid and am asking those with experience if this looks correct, or, am I doing something wrong in my spreadsheet input?
Using Bru'n Water I will start with 80% RO water with the spreadsheet set using the, "Amber Balanced" option in the Desired Water Profile setting.
Bru'n Water has me adding 1.9ml of Lactic acid to my 3.75 gallons of mash and 6.0ml of it to my 4.4 gallons of sparge water to get an estimated mash PH of 5.3.
This seems like an awful lot of acid and am asking those with experience if this looks correct, or, am I doing something wrong in my spreadsheet input?