Been brewing for years. Only do extract kits. Should I have my brewing water tested and adjust if needed? I filter my water and never really seem to be a problem but would testing and adjusting make better tasting beer? Thanks, KT
Oliver Thanks for the reply. Brand of extract varies according to where I order from.what brand of extract are you using? I've been doing some reading on what minerality is in Briess extract and will help out if you plan on adding more minerals. It's best to start with DI or RO water, but Briess extract has somewhere close to the following, I THINK.
Ca: 75-100ppm ... Mg: 0-10ppm(?) ... Na: at least 100 ... Cl: ~30ppm ... SO4: ~60ppm
This is the best advice you can get in regards to water for an extract brew. The mineral content of the water of the manufacturer is unknown and it's assumed they have modified their water to get the proper pH in the mash, so it's to their advantage since they will get a higher efficiency with the proper pH.Best is distilled or RO water. All that's removed from extract is pure H2O. But any low mineral water will work fine.