scruff311
Well-Known Member
I've used Bru'n Water (https://sites.google.com/site/brunwater/home) to calculate my salt additions to get the right water profile to suit a West Coast IPA. I'm aiming for about 70-75 IBU with this one, but certainly don't want it to come across as overly bitter. I'm going for something like a Racer 5, Odell's IPA, Ithaca Flower Power (actually, it's intended to be a Flower Power clone).
My tap water is soft and I've got 20.3 ppm Chlorides and 21.8 ppm Sulfate. Using Bru'n Water's 'Yellow Bitter' target water profile, it's got me adding 2.7 g of Gypsum and 1 g of Epsom Salt to 5.94 gallons of strike water. This will yield a SO4/Cl ratio of 5.21. Is this about right? Too high? What is the suitable range for this sort of West Coast IPA style?
Thanks!
My tap water is soft and I've got 20.3 ppm Chlorides and 21.8 ppm Sulfate. Using Bru'n Water's 'Yellow Bitter' target water profile, it's got me adding 2.7 g of Gypsum and 1 g of Epsom Salt to 5.94 gallons of strike water. This will yield a SO4/Cl ratio of 5.21. Is this about right? Too high? What is the suitable range for this sort of West Coast IPA style?
Thanks!