Beer style water profiles

[Hoddy]

So all, as I am trying to build up my library of standards I’m really interested to see if we can build up a list of “standard” water profiles for the following styles that can then be varied to suit your specific recipe.

APA
Saison
IPA
DIPA
Porter
Stout

So to follow on from all of the great work @strangesteve has done to help everyone I thought this would be a great base to add to that.

So what do people think?



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[MyQul]

The brupaks site has some standards for recommended alkality and calcium

http://www.brupaks.com/water treatment.htm

 

[Hoddy]

The brupaks site has some standards for recommended alkality and calcium

http://www.brupaks.com/water treatment.htm

Link doesn’t work?


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[ACBEV]

I've looked into water chemistry quite a bit and have done some water modifications for pale beers.

But... My tap water (Thames Water) seems to be great for stout and horrible for pale ale. So I used a mix of 10L tap water and 25L Ashbeck, for me this mix hit the spot for pale ale. I know Fullers add gypsum for pale beers and use as is for porter or stout, assuming my water is similar, I came up with a tap x ashbeck water formula based on grain colour. This isn't style specific, but I have had much better results since and just need to modify proportions of each water to suit grain colour.

Example...

 

[Saisonator]

I've looked into water chemistry quite a bit and have done some water modifications for pale beers.

But... My tap water (Thames Water) seems to be great for stout and horrible for pale ale. So I used a mix of 10L tap water and 25L Ashbeck, for me this mix hit the spot for pale ale. I know Fullers add gypsum for pale beers and use as is for porter or stout, assuming my water is similar, I came up with a tap x ashbeck water formula based on grain colour. This isn't style specific, but I have had much better results since and just need to modify proportions of each water to suit grain colour.

Example...
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What's the hardness of your water?
Mine is 210 CaCO3, Thames Water too.

 

[ACBEV]

What's the hardness of your water?

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[MyQul]

That's odd. It does when I click it.

Google 'brupaks water'. It's the first hit

 

[Saisonator]

329 total

That sounds like it's a different measuring scale.
I know of two people on Thames water (one is MyQul) and they are both between 190 and 210 CaCO3. So that's three of us.

 

[Hoddy]

That sounds like it's a different measuring scale.
I know of two people on Thames water (one is MyQul) and they are both between 190 and 210 CaCO3. So that's three of us.

I have worked with TWUL quite allot in the last 15 years and where you live, in another words the source of your water, will make a very larger difference to your water hardness/characteristics.

 

[geigercntr]

The latest edition of How To Brew by Palmer has guideline profiles for his recipes, so could be a good place to start?

 

[Hoddy]

The latest edition of How To Brew by Palmer has guideline profiles for his recipes, so could be a good place to start?

Any pictures or info from that book to share?


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[geigercntr]

File ...915.jog is the Saison
012.jpg is the APA
117.jpg the IPA

 

[geigercntr]

808 is the porter
818 the stout

Can't find a DIPA profile...