Water Treatment & Mash Efficiency

(That's water to the rest of us!) Beer is about 95% water, so if you want to discuss water treatment, filtering etc this is the place to do it!
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WishboneBrewery
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Water Treatment & Mash Efficiency

Post by WishboneBrewery » Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:18 am

Is there a direct connection between correct water treatment and the efficiency of the mash?

On my last Stout I got 94% Mash efficiency, whereas Yesterday's Belgian Brew I only gained 76%.
The main differences would have to be the Stout's liquor was treated to the GW Calc's Stout setting and my Belgian simply had 1 Tsp of Gypsum to the Mash.

Any correlation here?

Also, does the Mash Temp alter the Efficiency, so 65c for a dry Beer would be more efficient than a 68c mash for a fuller bodied beer?

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Re: Water Treatment & Mash Efficiency

Post by WishboneBrewery » Sun Jul 25, 2010 1:23 pm

Obvious really I suppose, I just don't normally bother... Cheers :)

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