Hey all, new to posting on this forum but I've been BeerSmithing for a while and always find posts here to be useful.
I have been brewing all-grain for a few months, and have been buying bottled water and adjusting with salts to get nearer my target profiles.
My home water supply is ridiculously hard. Here's the breakdown:
pH 7.12
Ca 122.9
Mg 18
Na 18.1
Sulphate 104
Chloride 27.7
Bicarbonate 361
Weizen is my true love, though I'm not so keen on dunkel, so I guess that's out for my home water.
On the other hand, I am fond of fruity IPAs. Is there any way I can get a tasty, LIGHT-ish, hoppy brew with such hardness? I know I can throw in some phosphoric/lactic to get the pH down a bit (how much is too much?) and some dark malts to help (I'm not at all into the dark side beer); I'm more after hops and drinkability than heavy dark malty or mega-bitter.
Burton on Trent has, I notice, water with bicarb hardness near my profile. It has a reputation for IPA I believe. But there is IPA and IPA, so what sort of results can I expect flavour-wise using my water?
Any recipe suggestions?
All best
Levo
I have been brewing all-grain for a few months, and have been buying bottled water and adjusting with salts to get nearer my target profiles.
My home water supply is ridiculously hard. Here's the breakdown:
pH 7.12
Ca 122.9
Mg 18
Na 18.1
Sulphate 104
Chloride 27.7
Bicarbonate 361
Weizen is my true love, though I'm not so keen on dunkel, so I guess that's out for my home water.
On the other hand, I am fond of fruity IPAs. Is there any way I can get a tasty, LIGHT-ish, hoppy brew with such hardness? I know I can throw in some phosphoric/lactic to get the pH down a bit (how much is too much?) and some dark malts to help (I'm not at all into the dark side beer); I'm more after hops and drinkability than heavy dark malty or mega-bitter.
Burton on Trent has, I notice, water with bicarb hardness near my profile. It has a reputation for IPA I believe. But there is IPA and IPA, so what sort of results can I expect flavour-wise using my water?
Any recipe suggestions?
All best
Levo