Bru'n Water help

Discussion in 'Homebrewing' started by wspscott, Feb 16, 2013.

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  1. Tebuken

    Tebuken Initiate (0) Jun 6, 2009 Argentina

    ´I am more concerned that the report is from 5 years ago.´

    Me thinks it´s a long time outdated water report .There are multiple factors that could make this report absolutly obsolete,thus you are going to fly blind adding salts to get uncertain results.I wouldn´t play with water chemistry if I don´t have a newer water report,IMHO.

    Edit. Just take a mash Ph read and act accordingly.
     
    #21 Tebuken, Feb 18, 2013
  2. VikeMan

    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    I have played around with Bru'nWater, but haven't actually brewed with it or made a direct comparison with EZWater for anything complicated.

    I do usually build my water from distilled water (similar to RO), and found EZWater's predictions to be very good. Close enough that I don't often measure pH anymore, particularly when using recipes/ingredients I have used before. My philosophy is to build primarily for flavor and yeast flocculation, and that as long as the pH is also in an acceptable range, I'm happy.
     
    #22 VikeMan, Feb 18, 2013
  3. hopfenunmaltz

    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    Brunwater has been pretty accurate for me. Martin Brungard has posted on other forums that Rahr 2-row comes out low, about 0.3 for reasons that the malt may have more acidity. I still have half a bag of Rahr 2 row to use, so I will keep my eye on it.
     
    #23 hopfenunmaltz, Feb 18, 2013
  4. wspscott

    wspscott Pooh-Bah (1,958) May 25, 2006 Kentucky
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    So I just downloaded EZwater. It predicted the room temp ph = 5.74 vs. 5.6 for Bru'n Water. Given that both are higher than what I measured and close to each other, I am going to guess that the water report is not correct. I guess I need to get my act together and get a report. Thanks for the help, I suspect I will be back with more water questions:slight_smile:
     
    #24 wspscott, Feb 18, 2013
  5. Nobolo

    Nobolo Initiate (0) Aug 28, 2010 New York


    Only for Pale ales/Ipas and american stouts..
    Its a "Balanced" version of moshers/tastys ipa water.
     
    #25 Nobolo, Feb 18, 2013
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