kedogn 2,621 Posted May 17, 2017 I finally got around to sending a water sample to get tested and thought I would share with y'all what the results look like (for those that might not have seen one and were interested). I am very excited to finally be able to build water profiles for each of the beers I will be brewing based off of the #s below! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoshR 4,697 Posted May 17, 2017 Wow, your water is very alkaline! I would use some lactic acid or some 5.2 mash stabilizer to adjust it for any of hoppy or dry beer such as IPAs and saisons. If brewing all-grain, acidulated malt works well, too, for getting a proper pH for your mash. Getting the pH to around 5.2 will give you much happier yeast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kedogn 2,621 Posted May 17, 2017 27 minutes ago, MRB Josh R said: Wow, your water is very alkaline! I would use some lactic acid or some 5.2 mash stabilizer to adjust it for any of hoppy or dry beer such as IPAs and saisons. If brewing all-grain, acidulated malt works well, too, for getting a proper pH for your mash. Getting the pH to around 5.2 will give you much happier yeast. I have yet to brew with this water (we just got moved in 2 months ago and well, yeah, no time lol) and so I am VERY glad that I saw this before trying to do a batch with the water just straight up, that's for sure! It was $27.50 to get this tested (plus $10 to ship the sample priority mail), and I think that's a deal for what I learned about my water 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
