Beer Brewing Water with John Palmer - BeerSmith Podcast

[@dp5548-g1e]

Thanks for pulling back the curtain on the mystery of water chemistry! The most information I have been able to comprehend ever(I think so, anyway) on water chemistry and why. SUPERB!!!

[@BestBackingTracks]

Great episode. Always love hearing what John has been researching!

[@diegoyrebecapenas158]

Thanks for sharing. Regards from Argentina

[@DavidLuger]

Thanks for the video. The brew cube makes sense now after 4 years of being a deer in the headlights. If only it was animated.

[@DavidLuger]

The best magnesium to chloride ratio will take years to figure out for every beer style and every water profile and every brewery. Luckily good beer can still be made before it ever gets into brewing software. It will be great to see how this unfolds.

[@Chad20109]

Very informative

[@DimpieDeBruyn]

Nice

[@Rubio_Eric]

Great video guys. So when do you acually add the salts to the mash for flavoring and adjusting the mash? I was listening while cleaning my equipment so I may of missed that

[@gokcenami5075]

What I don't understand about the Pilsen water is all the adjustments are made equivalently to the city's soft water to make a Pilsner Urquell clone in all brewing softwares. If they are adding salts, what is the exact water profile for that beer? I am confused.

[@Chad20109]

Prob do a test of that beer to see the mineral content to 👀. Maybe send it to ward

[@dingus49ovi]

My city water report indicates that our water is very hard, about 400 ppm. Does a standard ion exchange water softener help? Report only addresses contaminates so I don't know the other levels. I assume alkalinity is similarly high. I've been reading and listening to many brewing water chemistry instructions and can't find any clear things to do to correct for hard water and high alkalinity other than buying distilled or RO water. Any help?

[@MrBeersmith]

Unfortunately water softeners don't really help much as they add a lot of salt to the beer. You are probably better off blending your water with bottled or RO water to bring the ion content down into the good level. In BeerSmith you can add two waters to a recipe (start with half of the total volume each) and it will show you the blended values under the water tab.

[@dingus49ovi]

@@MrBeersmith Thank you for your prompt reply.

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