Brewing Water

  Carbonate reduction may be performed in a couple of ways. Carbonate levels can be lowered to the 50-150 ppm range by two methods, boiling or dilution. The problem with boiling is that it can only remove the temporary hardness (which is the lesser of the total alkalinity and CaCO3 or the total hardness as … Read more

Brewing Water Analysis and Treatment Purchase all your brewing water modifiers at MoreBeer.com Since your brewing water constitutes the majority of your homebrew, it makes a difference in the final taste of your beer. The minerals present can affect the starch conversion of your grains. For extract brewers, you don’t have to worry about this. … Read more