Comments on: Brewing Water Chemistry Calculator

By: Porters and Stouts are finishing too high. - Page 2 - Home Brew Forums

Porters and Stouts are finishing too high. - Page 2 - Home Brew Forums — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:47:33 +0000

[...] Originally Posted by gophilliesgo Awesome. I've never heard of this product and I look forward to trying it. Sounds like it would be appropriate for all styles, right? Alkalinity buffer? I'm going to dive into more water research. Can you recommend a resource to get myself educated as a starting point. The water in our area to be around 6.6 pH and tends to lean a bit on the "hard" end of the spectrum. Thanks for all the pointers so far guys, this is great. Alkalinity buffer is a measure of how resistant your water is to a change in pH towards the more acidic. Read through these pages: http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/chapter15.html Hard water is generally good for most brewing except for pilsner lagers, so you're lucky there. Kansas City softens their water so I have to add calcium chloride and baking soda (sodium bicarbonate). The baking soda is what buffers the alkalinity and keeps your wort from becoming too acidic when mashing darker grains, so this may be what you end up using. Another useful online tool to determine what mineral additions you may need (if any) is here: http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/ [...]

By: Millionth Water Profile Report... - Home Brew Forums

Millionth Water Profile Report... - Home Brew Forums — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:29:04 +0000

[...] which am I concerned with? or both? The calculator asks for HCO3, but you use CaCO3 to adjust? http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/ shows with my base water profile, I can brew "Highly Malty" brews that are Amber Colored. [...]

By: Will the real London water profile please stand up?!

Will the real London water profile please stand up?! — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:07:21 +0000

[...] 2. Beersmith, Cl=60 ppm, SO4=77 ratio of .77 3. TH's spreadsheet, Cl=34, SO4=32 ratio of 1.06 4. http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/ Cl=10, SO4= 24 ratio of .41 5. Terry Foster, acclaimed beer writer, claims ratios of between 1:5 [...]

By: How can I adjust my water? (water profile included)

How can I adjust my water? (water profile included) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:54:41 +0000

[...] are and are we even talking about the same source in London. Beersmith as CL at 60 and SO4 at 77. http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/ an online calculator has CL at 10 and SO4 at 24. So there are two examplese of almost 1:1 and 1:2 [...]

By: How dark for no water amendment

How dark for no water amendment — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:03:51 +0000

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By: Water Quality : Abnormal Brewers

Water Quality : Abnormal Brewers — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:26:44 +0000

[...] Brewer’s Friend website has a Water Chemistry Calculator that homebrewers might also find [...]

By: Very Basic Water questions

Very Basic Water questions — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:46:26 +0000

[...] ALK—-8——(238)—-[180] additions: Chalk 6g Baking Soda 5g Gypsum 22g Epsom 9g Using the brewer’s friend tool, that leaves everything pretty close (green in the difference column), except HCL. Are some [...]

By: Water, Hops, Yeast, and Barley (Part II): Water | Its Beer-o-clock

Water, Hops, Yeast, and Barley (Part II): Water | Its Beer-o-clock — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:26:40 +0000

[...] Brewersfriend: http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/ [...]

By: Anyone wanna weigh in?

Anyone wanna weigh in? — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:17:57 +0000

[...] true); Overkill: my middle name This calculator works nicely: http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/ Adding 9g of baking soda seems excessive. Perhaps you can add a bit of chalk/calcium chloride to [...]

By: Brewer's Friend Water Chemistry Calculator

Brewer's Friend Water Chemistry Calculator — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:59:13 +0000

[...] Friend Water Chemistry Calculator http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/ Seems like a great tool, but does this calculator have you add all of the minerals to your mash [...]