Northern brown ale water profile help?

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  1. makisupapolice14

    makisupapolice14 Pundit (799) Jun 5, 2005 New York

    im brewing the following northern ish brown ale cigar city Maduro clone using full volume (8 gallons 100%ro water) biab.

    1.055, 1.014 24.92 I use, 26 srm, 70% efficiency 155f mash temp
    7.5 lb marris otter
    1.6lb crystal 60
    0.4lb uk chocolate
    0.65lb brown malt
    0.85lb victory malt
    1lb rolled oats.
    1oz Kent Goldings 60 min
    1oz fuggles 10 min
    S-04

    When I plug the grist into ez water calculator with 1.5g gypsum, 3.75 g calc2, and 1g baking soda I get the following with an estimated room temp mash ph 5.46:
    Ca 45
    Mg 0
    Na 9
    Cl 60
    S04 28
    Cl/s04 2.16
    Effective alkalinity 20

    Haven't done an English brown all grain yet and I tried to mirror some other online profiles I've seen. Anything glaring I should change? Thanks!
     
    #1 makisupapolice14, Oct 19, 2016
  2. Hanglow

    Hanglow Pooh-Bah (2,051) Feb 18, 2012 Scotland
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    I'd personally double, probably triple, those water additions (calcium, chloride, sulphate) and have the alkalinity at an appropriate level to hit your desired mash ph

    It depends on your personal taste really :slight_smile:
     
    #2 Hanglow, Oct 19, 2016
  3. makisupapolice14

    makisupapolice14 Pundit (799) Jun 5, 2005 New York

    Thanks for the input. In searching around some of the numbers I'm seeing are all over for an English brown profile.

    For example the gold medal winner for English brown at the 2016 nhc uses this h20 profile:
    Ca 90
    Mg 4
    So4 57
    Na 61 (seems high to me)
    Cl 76
    Hc03 239
     
    #3 makisupapolice14, Oct 19, 2016
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