Brewing Water Chemistry Featuring Tony Yates - How to use a Lamotte Brew Lab to test your water

Ever wonder why your IPA's are "Flat"? Having trouble hitting mash efficiency? Could be your water profile. Check out the replay of this live session. *Time index below.

*Video Index*

Lamotte Test-
1:38 Tony's Brewing History
11:52 Total Hardness Test
24:26 Calcium Hardness Test
34:13 Chloride Test
40:24 Sulfate Test
47:22 Total Alkalinity
57:26 Sodium Calculation
1:01:41 Ph Test

Questions-
1:07:02 Using the test to make an IPA profile.
1:18:52 Sulfate to Chloride Ratio for IPA?
1:26:31 Phosphoric or Lactic Acid?
1:28:42 Can you use a TDS Meter to profile water?
1:31:08 Is it better to just use RO water?
1:37:20 Is using Spring Water Ok?
1:39:22 How do you get rid of Chlorine/Chloramine?
1:41:32 Lactic Acid or Acidulated Malt?
1:43:10 When is the best time to add salts
1:51:23 Should/Do you test mash water after mashing in?
1:57:00 Historical Water Profiles?
2:02:43 Does the product 5.2 mash ph stabilizer do anything?
2:06:22 Can you use softened water for Brewing?
2:08:33 Is bottled water good for brewing, and can you expect consistency from it?
2:09:46 Tony's book?
2:12:27 NEIPA Sulfate to Chloride Ratio?
2:17:17 What is Tony's Favorite Style?
2:20:22 Is the Hoppy New zealand Pilsner the next NEIPA?
2:21:53 Advice for brewing Lagers?
2:28:48 What Brewing salts should you stock if you are using RO water?

Tony's Sodium Calculator http://y8s.me/SodiumSheet
Recipes of classic beers http://braukaiser.com/wiki/index.php/Braukaiser.com

Gordon Strong Modern Homebrew Recipes Book
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1938469143/_encoding=UTF8?ref=exp_inf_pl_shortcircuitedbrewers

See Tony's 3 part water series on his channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjaaLxNvy0Q&list=PLIAaxDY5ZCdcCigXii1h1DOAmED7djMsN

Lamotte Brew Lab Basic Kit We'll be using.
https://www.morebeer.com/products/lamotte-brewlab-basic-water-test-kit-718901.html?a_aid=shrtcrct

PH Test Strips
https://www.morebeer.com/products/ph-paper-46-62-100-strips.html?a_aid=shrtcrct

Phosphoric Acid
https://www.morebeer.com/products/phosphoric-acid-10-4-oz.html?a_aid=shrtcrct

Decently Priced PH Meter
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N20ZRC5/_encoding=UTF8?ref=exp_inf_pl_shortcircuitedbrewers

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