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Offline tomthebrewer

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How's this water for a porter?
« on: December 02, 2009, 04:32:28 pm »
If I start with:

Ca = 86
Mg = 14
Na = 18
SO4 = 8
Cl = 22
HCO3 = 140

and add minerals to get to:

Ca = 116.6
Mg = 24.4
Na = 36
SO4 = 49.2
Cl = 22
HCO3 = 314

I changed my mind and I'm shooting for Dublin-like water.
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Offline halenrush

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Re: How's this water for a porter?
« Reply #1 on: December 02, 2009, 05:12:25 pm »
Its not common knowledge but the water Guinness uses actually comes from the Wicklow mountains.  I'm sure most people assume its city water and some even say from the Liffey (blek).

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Re: How's this water for a porter?
« Reply #2 on: December 02, 2009, 05:31:45 pm »
I'd want more chloride than sulfate, but otherwise it looks good.
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