CityBear
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Hey Ya'll,
I recently moved to Oklaholma and found the water here to be very chlorinated which worries me when it comes to brewing. I'd like to take this opportunity to try my hand at matching a water profile for a Belgian Dubbel brew but I'm a bit confused on the mineral additives and how much of what to add. Looking over the information on Brewer's Friend I see the typical additives are:
My question here is, do some of these overlap? For instance, when trying to meet the ppm for Calcium do you count Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate, and Calcium Chloride? The water I am going for that of Chimay so I have an idea of the ppm/mg per L I am shooting for and my plan was to use distilled water so I am starting from a clean slate but I am just not sure about calculating the grams I am adding for a 10 gallon brew. Thanks for any info and happy fall brewing!
I recently moved to Oklaholma and found the water here to be very chlorinated which worries me when it comes to brewing. I'd like to take this opportunity to try my hand at matching a water profile for a Belgian Dubbel brew but I'm a bit confused on the mineral additives and how much of what to add. Looking over the information on Brewer's Friend I see the typical additives are:
- Chalk – Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3)
- Baking soda – Sodium Bicarbonate (NaHCO3)
- Gypsum – Calcium Sulfate (CaSO4 * 2 H20)
- Calcium Chloride (CaCl2 * 2 H20)
- Epsom salt – Magnesium Sulfate (MgSO4 * 7 H20)
My question here is, do some of these overlap? For instance, when trying to meet the ppm for Calcium do you count Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Sulfate, and Calcium Chloride? The water I am going for that of Chimay so I have an idea of the ppm/mg per L I am shooting for and my plan was to use distilled water so I am starting from a clean slate but I am just not sure about calculating the grams I am adding for a 10 gallon brew. Thanks for any info and happy fall brewing!