Topic: Water
Dial In Your Brewing Water No Matter The Source
MEMBERS ONLYThanks for the great question about water. I will jump into the middle of the pool here and try not to stray towards the deep end where the abyss of things not relevant to homebrewing lies. The crux of your question is how does one determine the starting point with water, and like most things
Adjusting Flavor Using Brewing Salts
MEMBERS ONLYThe Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) training material outlines a sensory training process for brewers and clubs using ingredients found around the home or the brewery. As Education Chair for the Aurora City Brew Club in Aurora, Colorado, I’ve expanded this test to include other flavors and particularly, solutions of brewing salts. In the past,
Brewing Water Tweaks
MEMBERS ONLYGrain bill, grist ratio (mash thickness), and salt additions all affect mash pH. I am not going to address specific how-to details related to the EZ Water Calculator in this answer, but after playing around with this spreadsheet I can verify that the tool does not “suggest” salt additions to balance the pH; you need
Water Adjustments: Tips from the Pros
FREEJust because water is safe to drink doesn’t mean it is ideal for making great beer. Changing the chemistry of water is the first step great brewers take when creating a recipe,
Brewing with Reverse Osmosis Water
MEMBERS ONLYYou can’t trust water: Even a straight stick turns crooked in it.” – W.C. Fields. Over the years, I’ve probably had more discussions, debates, and arguments with other brewers over water than just about any other topic. And I think I know why. It’s a fairly advanced topic that requires some scientific understanding, but also
Combating Chloramine
MEMBERS ONLYAs far as chloramine removal goes, your “belt and suspenders” method is more than capable of removing chloramines from water. Just to very briefly hit this topic, carbon filtration is a great method that can be used to adsorb a wide range of compounds from water. One of the most common uses of carbon filtration
Shifting Water: Understanding brewing water additions
FREEWater continues to be one of the leading topics homebrewers want to learn about. Get some high-level pointers from the man who literally co-authored the book on the topic.
Tuning In to Water Profiles
MEMBERS ONLYI have never written extensively about brewing water profiles and cannot knowingly comment about why this topic is usually addressed by reviewing the water profiles of historically important brewing centers. But I think I have a pretty good idea why this has been the approach and will answer your question from an assumption about the
Portable RO System: Water on the go
MEMBERS ONLYReverse osmosis (RO) systems have become fairly common in the homebrew world. While most systems are meant to be stationary, one homebrewer wanted to make his portable. Check out his mobile RO system build.
Talking Brewer’s Water Lingo
FREELearn the basic terms and lingo of brewing water.
Using Softened Water?
FREEOh boy, this topic is one of the more confusing ones in all of brewing and I will do my best to keep this answer clear. Toward this goal, I am using