I'm fairly new to all grain with only 6 batches under my belt on my 40l guten system. Last brew I did was meant to turn out like a balter xpa instead tasting like a Hoppy at first VB . This brew was my first attempt at water chemistry. I searched for South east water reports (living in Rowville) and came up with a base of 100Ca+2, 15 Mg+2, 5Na+, 105 CI-, 169SO4-2, 13HCO3-. Does this seem right? I filter the tap water with a cheap charcoal filter. Could water be the culprit? Where did I go wrong?
Default
72% efficiency
Batch Volume: 21 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Mash Water: 18.5 L
Sparge Water: 12.22 L
Total Water: 30.72 L
Boil Volume: 25.92 L
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.047
Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.053
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU (Tinseth): 37
Color: 9.9 EBC
Mash
Temperature — 65 °C — 60 min
Mash Out — 75 °C — 10 min
Malts (5 kg)
3.8 kg (76%) — Gladfield American Ale Malt — Grain — 5 EBC — Mash
800 g (16%) — Gladfield Wheat Malt — Grain — 4.2 EBC
200 g (4%) — Simpsons Caramalt — Grain — 36 EBC
200 g (4%) — Briess Carapils — Grain — 3 EBC
Hops (100 g)
15 g — Citra 12% — Boil — 60 min
12 g — Amarillo 9.2% — Boil — 10 min
12 g — Centennial 10% — Boil — 10 min
12 g — Citra 12% — Boil — 10 min
12 g — Centennial 10% — Boil — 0 min
17 g — Amarillo 9.2% — Dry Hop — day 3
10 g — Centennial 10% — Dry Hop — day 3
10 g — Citra 12% — Dry Hop — day 3
Miscs
3.49 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash
2.59 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash
3.49 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash
2.31 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Sparge
1.71 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Sparge
2.31 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Sparge
Yeast
1 pkg — Fermentis US-05 Safale American
Fermentation
Primary — 20 °C — 14 days
Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol
Water Profile
Ca+2
100Mg+2
15Na+
5Cl-
105SO4-2
169HCO3-
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Default
72% efficiency
Batch Volume: 21 L
Boil Time: 60 min
Mash Water: 18.5 L
Sparge Water: 12.22 L
Total Water: 30.72 L
Boil Volume: 25.92 L
Pre-Boil Gravity: 1.047
Vitals
Original Gravity: 1.053
Final Gravity: 1.010
IBU (Tinseth): 37
Color: 9.9 EBC
Mash
Temperature — 65 °C — 60 min
Mash Out — 75 °C — 10 min
Malts (5 kg)
3.8 kg (76%) — Gladfield American Ale Malt — Grain — 5 EBC — Mash
800 g (16%) — Gladfield Wheat Malt — Grain — 4.2 EBC
200 g (4%) — Simpsons Caramalt — Grain — 36 EBC
200 g (4%) — Briess Carapils — Grain — 3 EBC
Hops (100 g)
15 g — Citra 12% — Boil — 60 min
12 g — Amarillo 9.2% — Boil — 10 min
12 g — Centennial 10% — Boil — 10 min
12 g — Citra 12% — Boil — 10 min
12 g — Centennial 10% — Boil — 0 min
17 g — Amarillo 9.2% — Dry Hop — day 3
10 g — Centennial 10% — Dry Hop — day 3
10 g — Citra 12% — Dry Hop — day 3
Miscs
3.49 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Mash
2.59 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Mash
3.49 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Mash
2.31 g — Calcium Chloride (CaCl2) — Sparge
1.71 g — Epsom Salt (MgSO4) — Sparge
2.31 g — Gypsum (CaSO4) — Sparge
Yeast
1 pkg — Fermentis US-05 Safale American
Fermentation
Primary — 20 °C — 14 days
Carbonation: 2.4 CO2-vol
Water Profile
Ca+2
100Mg+2
15Na+
5Cl-
105SO4-2
169HCO3-
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