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Besk one
Joined: 01 Oct 2014 Posts: 23
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Link Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:07 pm Post subject: Water Profile Question |
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Question, the EZ Water spreadsheet is great but I'm not sure if I'm doing this right.
Starting Water Profile:
Ca: 24
Mg: 11
Na: 50
Cl: 70
So4: 42
Alkalinity: 87
13.6 LB Grain (5 gallon batch)
Mash Salts:
CaSO4: 6g
Lactic Acid: 2ml
Estimated Mash PH: 5.53
Mash Water Profile:
Ca: 109
Mg: 11
Na: 50
Cl: 70
SO4: 250
That's pretty close to the Ideal Pale Ale numbers, but am I targeting EZ Waters Mash Profile, or the Mash + Sparge profile, which is much lower all the way around and looks like this:
Ca: 57
Mg: 11
Na: 50
Cl: 70
SO4: 122
Thoughts? I'm a bit confused at the moment.
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Besk one
Joined: 01 Oct 2014 Posts: 23
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Link Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:38 pm Post subject: |
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Also, I unchecked the Sparge additions checkboxes to hit the above.
Which if i leave checked the profiles come out the same. I've answered that question myself it seems.
So... never mind that part, does the rest of the profile look ok? I know the Na is higher but I don't want to have to go out and buy RO water to cut this with if I don't have to.
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Tungsten
Joined: 06 Dec 2014 Posts: 318 Location: Buffalo, NY
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Link Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2015 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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Besk one wrote: | does the rest of the profile look ok? I know the Na is higher but I don't want to have to go out and buy RO water to cut this with if I don't have to. |
Yes, it all looks good, and the Na is fine.
Here's a good reference (Palmer) for "tolerable" ranges on the different ions that impact brewing. It's not completely defining but it's a nice reference page to save: http://www.howtobrew.com/section3/chapter15-1.html
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