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Offline AnimALE

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Re: Question regarding water
« Reply #30 on: November 19, 2014, 10:42:42 am »
Ok i would like to sum up everything i have learned from you all just to make sure im actually learning..So simply for a balanced lager shoot for around 40 ppm calcium maybe 60-70 ppm chloride around 50 ppm sulfate...This should produce a good beer i hope...Anyway just want to say thank you to everyone for the knowledge

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Re: Question regarding water
« Reply #31 on: November 19, 2014, 11:55:36 am »
Ok i would like to sum up everything i have learned from you all just to make sure im actually learning..So simply for a balanced lager shoot for around 40 ppm calcium maybe 60-70 ppm chloride around 50 ppm sulfate...This should produce a good beer i hope...Anyway just want to say thank you to everyone for the knowledge

well the calcium and sulfate sound fine. the chloride naturally wont end up that high (nor should it  be IMO) because the chloride is coming from the calcium chloride additions.
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Re: Question regarding water
« Reply #32 on: November 19, 2014, 12:04:31 pm »
Ok i would like to sum up everything i have learned from you all just to make sure im actually learning..So simply for a balanced lager shoot for around 40 ppm calcium maybe 60-70 ppm chloride around 50 ppm sulfate...This should produce a good beer i hope...Anyway just want to say thank you to everyone for the knowledge

well the calcium and sulfate sound fine. the chloride naturally wont end up that high (nor should it  be IMO) because the chloride is coming from the calcium chloride additions.
Right i gotcha..ok cool

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Re: Question regarding water
« Reply #33 on: November 19, 2014, 12:15:07 pm »
Ok i would like to sum up everything i have learned from you all just to make sure im actually learning..So simply for a balanced lager shoot for around 40 ppm calcium maybe 60-70 ppm chloride around 50 ppm sulfate...This should produce a good beer i hope...Anyway just want to say thank you to everyone for the knowledge

well the calcium and sulfate sound fine. the chloride naturally wont end up that high (nor should it  be IMO) because the chloride is coming from the calcium chloride additions.
Right i gotcha..ok cool

fyi i read your post wrong and thought you were saying chloride around 70ppm..that was calcium. chloride under 50 should be where you  land if you are using both gypsum and calcium  chloride to get your calcium.
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Serving:        In Process:
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Dort
Mead                 
Cider                         
Ger'merican Blonde
Amber Ale
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Ger Pils
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