The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.
html
Like 170 Tweet
1 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
2 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
3 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
4 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
5 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
6 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
7 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
Reverse Osmosis (Starting Water)
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
0 0 0 0 0 0
American IPA (Target Water)
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 0 *50
MAX 150 10 50 400 100 *150
My Water After Treatment
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
90.3 5.2 0 160 51 0
8 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
Tap Water in Antwerp, Belgium
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
90 11 37 84 57 76
1D. Munich Helles
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 75 10 30 50 100 50
Tap Water Diluted
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
56.3 6.9 23.1 52.5 35.6 47.5
My Water After Treatment
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
92.1 6.9 23.1 52.5 99.1 0
9 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
Tap Water in Dublin, Ireland
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
115 4 12 55 19 200
2B. Bohemian Pilsner
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 30 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 50 5 10 50 100 50
10 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
1A. Light American Lager
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 50 10 30 50 100 50
1B. Standard American Lager
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 0
MAX 75 10 30 150 100 50
1C. Premium American Lager
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 0
MAX 75 10 30 150 100 50
1D. Munich Helles
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 75 10 30 50 100 50
1E. Dortmunder Export
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 75 0 0 50 50 50
MAX 150 10 30 150 100 100
2A. German Pilsner
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
11 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
MIN 30 0 0 50 50 0
MAX 75 10 10 150 100 50
2B. Bohemian Pilsner
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 30 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 50 5 10 50 100 50
2C. Classic American Pilsner
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 30 0 0 50 50 0
MAX 75 10 10 150 100 50
3A. Vienna Lager
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 50
MAX 75 10 30 100 150 150
3B. Oktoberfest Lager
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 50
MAX 75 10 30 100 150 150
4A. American Dark Lager
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 100
MAX 75 10 0 50 150 150
4B. Munich Dunkel
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
12 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 100
MAX 75 10 0 50 150 150
4C. Schwartzbier
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 100
MAX 75 10 0 50 150 150
5A. Maibock / Helles Bock
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 50
MAX 75 20 50 100 150 100
5B. Traditional Bock
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 100
MAX 100 20 50 100 100 180
5C. Doppel Bock
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 100
MAX 100 20 50 100 100 180
5D. Eisbock
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 100
MAX 100 20 50 100 150 180
6A. Cream Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
13 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
MIN 50 0 0 0 0 0
MAX 100 10 20 50 100 100
6B. Blonde Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 0
MAX 100 10 20 200 100 100
6C. Kolsch
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 0 0
MAX 100 10 20 50 100 100
6D. American Wheat or Rye
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 0 0
MAX 100 10 20 50 100 100
7A. Northern German Altbier
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
MAX 100 10 30 300 100 150
7B. California Common
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
MAX 100 10 30 300 100 150
7C. Dusseldorf Altbier
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
14 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
MAX 100 10 30 300 100 150
8A. Standard / Ordinary Bitter
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 0
MAX 150 10 30 200 100 180
8B. Special / Best Premium Bitter
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 0
MAX 150 20 50 200 100 180
8C. English Pale Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 0 50
MAX 150 10 30 400 100 150
9A. Scottish Light 60
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
MAX 150 20 50 200 100 180
9B. Scottish Heavy 70
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
MAX 150 20 50 200 100 180
9C. Scottish Export 80
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
15 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
MAX 150 20 50 200 100 180
9D. Irish Red
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
MAX 100 10 20 300 100 150
9E. Wee Heavy (Strong Scotch Ale)
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 50
MAX 150 30 100 100 100 150
10A. American Pale Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 0 0
MAX 150 10 20 400 100 150
10B. American Amber Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
MAX 100 20 30 300 100 150
10C. American Brown Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 50 150 150 200
11A. Mild
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
16 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
MAX 150 20 30 200 100 150
11B. Southern English Brown
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 50 150 150 200
11C. Northern English Brown
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 50 150 150 200
12A. Brown porter
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 0 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 50 150 150 200
12B. Robust porter
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 0 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 50 150 150 200
12C. Baltic porter
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 100
MAX 100 20 80 100 150 250
13A. Dry Irish Stout
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 100
17 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
MAX 75 30 100 150 150 200
13B. Sweet Stout
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 20 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 100 150 150 200
13C. Oatmeal Stout
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 20 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 100 150 150 200
13D. Foreign Extra Stout
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 20 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 150 150 150 250
13E. American Stout
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 20 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 150 150 150 250
13F. Russian Imperial Stout
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 20 50 50 150
MAX 75 30 150 150 150 250
14A. English IPA
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 50
MAX 150 10 50 300 100 150
18 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
14B. American IPA
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 0 *50
MAX 150 10 50 400 100 *150
14C. Imperial IPA
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 *50
MAX 150 10 50 300 100 *150
15A. Weizen
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 100 20 30 50 100 100
15B. Dunkel Weizen
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 100
MAX 75 30 100 150 150 200
15C. Weizen Bock
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 0 50 50 150
MAX 75 30 150 150 150 250
15D. Roggenbier
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 50
MAX 75 30 30 150 150 200
19 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
16A. Witbier
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 100 20 30 50 100 100
16B. Belgian Pale Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 50 0
MAX 150 20 20 300 100 150
16C. Saison
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 100 0 0
MAX 150 20 20 300 100 150
16D. Bier De Garde
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 50
MAX 100 30 100 100 150 150
17A. Berliner Weisse
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 0 0
MAX 100 5 0 50 100 0
20 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
17B. Flanders Red
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 0 0
MAX 100 10 0 100 100 100
17C. Oud Bruin
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 50
MAX 100 10 50 100 150 200
17D. Lambic
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 150 10 20 100 100 0
17E. Geueze
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 150 10 20 100 100 0
17F. Fruit Lambic
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 0
MAX 150 10 20 100 100 0
18A. Belgian Blonde
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 0
MAX 100 10 30 100 100 50
21 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
18B. Belgian Dubbel
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 5 0 50 50 50
MAX 100 20 50 100 150 150
18C. Belgian Tripel
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 0
MAX 100 10 30 100 100 50
18D. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 0
MAX 100 10 30 100 100 50
18E. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 50 50 100
MAX 100 30 150 150 150 250
19A. Old Ale
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 0 50 50 50
MAX 75 30 150 150 150 250
19B. Barley Wine
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 0 50 50 50
MAX 100 30 100 100 150 150
19C. American Barley Wine
22 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 10 0 50 50 50
MAX 100 30 100 100 150 150
22A. Rauchbier
Ca Mg Na SO4 Cl HCO3
MIN 50 0 0 0 50 50
MAX 75 10 30 100 150 150
Like 170 Tweet
23 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
Malty_Dog on June 26th, 2017 - 11:19am (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-
water.html#comment-29515)
Fantastic article, and timely. I’ve done a little bit with water chemistry but
without much specific practical knowledge. Thanks for making this
approachable, sensible reading for a typical homebrewer who wants to take
the next step.
helterscelter on June 26th, 2017 - 11:55am (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-
brewing-water.html#comment-29516)
marvelous article. in your sample water profiles section, what unit are the
starting and finishing water measurements in? (ppm?) I’ve not used beer
smith’s water calculator (nor any other for that matter — bad me) but I
assume if I’m starting from RO or tap (with a water report?) I can just tell it
what I want the final values to be and the batch size and it will tell me how
many grams to add?
mredge73 on June 26th, 2017 - 1:41pm (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-
water.html#comment-29518)
24 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
Thanks for the article! I never fully understood the impact of these small
additions on the final product. My understanding was that these additions were
mostly important for getting the mash PH right.
Do you treat (add chemicals) to your mash (strike) water, sparge water, or all
water?
I would rather deal in volume measurements that do not require a super
sensitive scale, like teaspoons.
Do you have a conversion table for grams to teaspoons for each chemical?
PlexVector on June 26th, 2017 - 4:41pm (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-
brewing-water.html#comment-29523)
I add my acid additions directly to the water, since it will uniformly mix.
Powdered salt additions may not mix as well and can settle to the bottom
and not make it to the Mash, so I sprinkle powdered additions directly to
the mash and then dough-in. Sparge water I only add acid if the water pH
is above 6.0, since tannin extraction is related to high pH rather than
sparge temperature.
I use google for conversions as needed, since it is so convenient .
raiderrob67 on June 26th, 2017 - 4:21pm (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-
water.html#comment-29522)
All this is way beyond me. I understand the need for water chemistry but I just
can’t seem to get the hang of the so called “water chemistry calculator’s”. I
need one does the additions for me. punt in my starting water profile, put in
my target profile and let the calculator make the addition’s.
PlexVector on June 26th, 2017 - 4:53pm (http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-
water.html#comment-29524)
Great article! I use to freak-out trying to understand water additions. Now that
I have gotten comfortable with them based on expereince and reading a lot,
my primary focus is getting the pH right and salts are secondary. I say
secondary since they tend to be about the same depending on style, but
mostly vary based on the pH.
25 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
The Importance of Brewing Water - HomeBrewTalk.com http://www.homebrewtalk.com/importance-brewing-water.html
26 de 26 27/6/17 14:47
