Boiling your water before brewing can also reduce chlorine levels, but could still leave some residual chlorine. You will have to contact the water manufacturer and ask them what the total dissolved minerals are in it.Ĭity water is often chlorinated, but potassium metabisulphite (better known as Campden) can take care of this and works for chlorine and chloramine. Are you going to build off your well water? Are you going to use bottled spring water? Or will you start with a clean sheet of paper by using distilled or RO (reverse osmosis) water? The very first thing to think about when building a water profile is what your starting minerals will be, and where your water is coming from. After reading this article, you will have a basic understanding of how to go about adjusting your brewing water. But don't worry! You don't need a masters degree in microbiology to understand what you’re doing with your brewing water. So if you want to brew the best beer you can possibly brew, you aren’t going to want your dirty ol’ well water or overly chlorinated city water to make up 90% of it. As a reference, there are 16 oz in a lb.Beer is about 90% water. ![]() Also for users of software programs like BeerSmith, many of the sub-pound increments are represented as ounces (oz) by default, so make sure to translate those to pounds! If the recipe software calls for 4 oz, that is 1/4 lb. NOTE: We can only be accurate up to the hundredth decimal (0.XX). Need 10 1/2 lbs of 2-Row? Then simply put 10.5 in the quantity field. The same goes for larger amounts as well. Need just a quarter pound of chocolate malt? Then simply put 0.25 in the quantity field (1/4 is a quarter, and equals 0.25). Grain quantities are in pounds so enter the decimal amount you need in pounds. Not with us though :)Įach grain we sell on the website allows you to input decimal numbers in the quantity field to specify the exact amount of grain you want no more and no less. Most other stores only allow you to order in increments of a pound, so that you are often left with extra grain that you don’t need and it goes to waste. This feature is probably the one we are most happy with on our site, and that is the ability to order grains in increments LESS than a pound. You also have the option of keeping the grains separate by simply selecting that option. ![]() The site gives you the ability to create up to 15 different grain bills. Have a recipe that calls for some 2-Row and some Crystal 60, and you’d like them both put in one bag together? Then simply choose the Grain Bill 1 option when adding them to the cart. ![]() The Crush Grains option is pretty self-explanatory select either Yes or No for whether or not you want your grains crushed.įor the Grain Bill option, this is how you tell us how to mix this particular grain with any of the other grain you are purchasing. Grain Bills & Crush OptionsĮach grain we sell on the website, comes with a couple of drop down boxes that allow you to choose if you want the grain crushed or not, and which grain bill to add the specific grain to. ![]() Lastly, we also give you the ability to order individual grains in fractional increments no need to buy a full pound of something you only need a quarter pound of! We do this all for free as well, with no additional charges to you because we know getting exactly what you need is important for your brew day. You can also tell us if you want them separate from other grains, as well as whether or not they should be crushed. Great Fermentations is proud to give you the ability to order custom grain/malt bills, prepared exactly how you want them! Our website allows you to add individual grains to a specific “Grain Bill” which tells us if you want the grains mixed together or not.
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