Water Geeks -- ion profile for a German pils?

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  1. pweis909

    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    My default is bru'nwater target profile for bitter yellow beer:
    Ca2+: 50 ppm
    Mg2+: 10 ppm
    Na+: 5 ppm
    SO42-: 105 ppm
    Cl-: 45 ppm
    HCO3-: 0 ppm

    Assume you were starting with RO -- what might you do differently?
     
    #1 pweis909, Jul 2, 2015
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    VikeMan Grand Pooh-Bah (3,067) Jul 12, 2009 Pennsylvania
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    That profile looks pretty reasonable to me. Though I would probably not build any Magnesium in. With malt being chock full of it, and the sour-ish flavor it can add, I just almost never do. That said, adding 10ppm is probably not a problem.
     
    #2 VikeMan, Jul 2, 2015
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    hopfenunmaltz Pooh-Bah (2,647) Jun 8, 2005 Michigan
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    #3 hopfenunmaltz, Jul 2, 2015
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    pweis909 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,250) Aug 13, 2005 Wisconsin
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    I won't be adding any Mg. I have well water, not RO, but mentioned RO as an easy point of reference. My well has 4 ppm mg, last time I checked.
     
    #4 pweis909, Jul 2, 2015
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