Increasing alkalinity

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Scotty

Increasing alkalinity

Post by Scotty » Fri Oct 29, 2010 10:28 am

I am planning a brew day tomorrow for a dark beer with an EBU of approximately 60. My water is usually around the 80mg/l CaCO3 but I would like to increase this to say 100-120 mg/l.

What do I need to do/add to get to my desired total alkalinity?
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Re: Increasing alkalinity

Post by Aleman » Fri Oct 29, 2010 1:19 pm

I would try 2g of sodium bicarbonate in around 35L of liquor . . . Then measure your alkalinity and decide if it is too much or too little.
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Re: Increasing alkalinity

Post by Scotty » Sat Oct 30, 2010 9:28 am

cheers Aleman.
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