My stouts suck. My pales/IPA's are awesome. I've tried messing around with grist bills (lowering roast barley etc) and they still suck.
So... had a look at water and used the EZ water calc.
My chloride:sulphate ratio is a miserable 0.57
Calcium is 14.3mg/l (should be 30)
Sodium is 10.6mg/l (should be 12)
Magnesium is 2.9mg/l (should be 10)
Chloride is 18.5? (should be 200? Although Palmer states 0-250)
Sulphate is 32.2 (should be 120)
The 'should be' figures are from a guide I've got, I appreciate Palmer may have slightly different numbers, but you get the idea!
Also I'm not sure on the chloride figure, I think it's right (http://www.ywonline.co.uk/web/WQZ.nsf/0/9876117D69753E4B802574FD003A0CBC/$file/Loxley%202004%20WSZ.pdf) in the 'mean' column on there, although the 'std' column says 250. duh.
Any comments? My main problem with my stouts is a complete lack of roasty flavour and a strange, maybe slightly sour 'twang'. The EZ calc is also showing my mash pH may be a little on the high side.
So... had a look at water and used the EZ water calc.
My chloride:sulphate ratio is a miserable 0.57
Calcium is 14.3mg/l (should be 30)
Sodium is 10.6mg/l (should be 12)
Magnesium is 2.9mg/l (should be 10)
Chloride is 18.5? (should be 200? Although Palmer states 0-250)
Sulphate is 32.2 (should be 120)
The 'should be' figures are from a guide I've got, I appreciate Palmer may have slightly different numbers, but you get the idea!
Also I'm not sure on the chloride figure, I think it's right (http://www.ywonline.co.uk/web/WQZ.nsf/0/9876117D69753E4B802574FD003A0CBC/$file/Loxley%202004%20WSZ.pdf) in the 'mean' column on there, although the 'std' column says 250. duh.
Any comments? My main problem with my stouts is a complete lack of roasty flavour and a strange, maybe slightly sour 'twang'. The EZ calc is also showing my mash pH may be a little on the high side.