Brewing water

The unique character of different kinds of beer (Pilsen, Dortmund, Munich, Burton-on-Trent), without doubt, can historically be ascribed to the brewing water used in those places, with residual alkalinity playing the major role. Water, low in soluble bicarbonates of calcium, magnesium, sodium or potassium, and soluble carbonates and hydroxides, is suitable for strongly-hopped light beers, such as Pilsener, while alkaline water is suitable for dark beers, such as those from Munich. 

Preparation of brewing water is mainly directed to the removal of carbonates. Precipitation by heating with lime is customary. Furthermore, when lime water is used without heating, water softening occurs. Removal of excess salt by ion-exchange resins is also advantageous. Today any water can be treated to match the requirement of a desired type of beer. 

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Dortmund. Dortmund is a pale beer with fewer hops than Pilsner but mote body and taste. The alcohol content is 3.9—4.7% by vol and storage time is 3—4 months. The brewing water is hard and contains large amounts of carbonates, sulfates, and chlorides. 

Brewing water plays so large a role that some of the world s best known beer types, such as Pilsner, Munich, Dortmunder, and Burton Pale Ale, are special because of the properties of water used in their production. 

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The specific properties of many beers and types of beer can be traced back to the available brewing waters in which the residual alkalinity plays an important role. Waters with a low residual alkalinity are suitable for stronger, hopped light beers and waters with a high residual alkalinity are more suitable for dark beers. The treatment of brewing water consists mainly in the removal of carbonates. However, nowadays it is possible to treat any water according to the desired type of beer. 

For the mash, the ground malt is combined with brewing water and partially degraded by the malt enzymes and solubilised. Approx. 8 hectolitres are needed for 100 kg of malt. Important for the composition of the wort, and thus for type and quality of the beer, are pH-value and temperature. The alpha-amylases of the malts show optimum efficiency at a temperature of 72-76°C and a pH-value of 5.3-5.8. The beta-amylases have their optimum between 60-65°C and a pH-value of 4.6, and the proteinases between 55-65°C and a pH-value of 4.6. Since wort has a neutral pH-value of approx. 6.0, there are no optimum conditions without the correction of pH-value. 

Before we turn you loose on the multitude of recipes in the pages to follow, remember that the flavor of your beer depends on many factors that can be difficult to control. Perhaps the most important one of these factors is your brewing water. We are all at the mercy of our local water systems, and we are even at the mercy of the distributors of bottled water. The recipe one brewer has had excellent results with just does not taste quite the same... 

Picture George Killian s Irish Red"as an ale brewed in Ireland...This is it Deep ruby red and very, very, malty, with relatively low hop bittenng and ever so tasty. It s a far cry from the Rockies and a lot closer to the 01 Sod". This is an Irish Red the way it should be brewed. The mineral additions, particularly the high carbonate levels, are meant to simulate Dublin brewing water. 

Toast Munich malt on a cookie sheet in oven at 350° for 10 minutes. Crush toasted Munich malt with crystal malt and steep in 2 gallons water for 30 minutes. Strain out grains and add malt extracts. Bring to a boil, add 1 ounce of Perle hops, and Vz ounce of Northern Brewer hops. Boil for 48 minutes. Add IV2 ounces of Northern Brewer hops and boil for another 10 minutes. Add Vz ounce of Cascade hops, and boil for another 2 minutes, then turn off heat. Add Vz ounce of Northern Brewer hops, and let steep. Cool, strain out hops while transferring to a primary fermenter, and then sparge hops with brewing water and add to the primary. Pitch yeast and let ferment for 7 days at 58°. Rack to a secondary vessel and ferment for another 3 weeks at 46°. Prime with % cup corn sugar and bottle. 

Kneifel, K., G. Liihrs, H. Wagner. 1985. Nitrate removal by electrodialysis for brewing water. Desalination 55 203-209. 

Water comprises the major beer component, which forms more than 90% of the final product (Preedy, 2009) and the medium that extracts and dissolves constituents from the raw materials (Briggs et al., 2004). The mineral composition of brewing water substantially influences sensorial and nutritional characteristics of the final product (Preedy, 2009). 

In the mashing step, the malt meal is made into a paste with brewing water (heatable mixing vessel) and partially degraded and solubilized with malt enzymes. 

We use our LX-100 to heat our brewing water (known as hot liquor ), we use it on our keg line for heat/steam/sanitation, and we use it for our boil and our mash in the brewing process, Wheeler says. Sometimes we need lots of steam other times we don t. A conventional-style boiler would need to run constantly to maintain its peak output level. With the Miura LX-100, however, we can shut it off all weekend, blow it down, drain it out, and save gas. On Monday morning we turn it on and have full steam by the time we walk over to the brew house. ... 

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