hey folks
brewing a american brown tomorrow and am after suggestions for an appropriate water profile.
I'm a little ashamed to admit I've been a 5.2 stabalizer brewer for the past 2 or so years.
I've purchased a ph meter and am keen to get my head around basic water chem, I'm brewing with melb water.
should i be adding sulphate to enhance the hop profile of the beer?? is carbonate required to lower the ph or is there sufficient dark malt in there to keep it in check??
was thinking something like
50ppm calcium
90ppm cloride
90ppm sulphate
80% pale malt
5 % Munich
4.9% pale crystal
4.5% biscuit
3% Brown
2% choc
o.g 1.052
ibu 38
any ideas??
brewing a american brown tomorrow and am after suggestions for an appropriate water profile.
I'm a little ashamed to admit I've been a 5.2 stabalizer brewer for the past 2 or so years.
I've purchased a ph meter and am keen to get my head around basic water chem, I'm brewing with melb water.
should i be adding sulphate to enhance the hop profile of the beer?? is carbonate required to lower the ph or is there sufficient dark malt in there to keep it in check??
was thinking something like
50ppm calcium
90ppm cloride
90ppm sulphate
80% pale malt
5 % Munich
4.9% pale crystal
4.5% biscuit
3% Brown
2% choc
o.g 1.052
ibu 38
any ideas??