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The Brülosophy Podcast

exBEERience: Water Chemistry Adjustments

The Brülosophy Podcast

Marshall Schott

Brew, Brewing, Science, Beer, Leisure, Hobbies

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2021

⏱️ 92 minutes

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Summary

Water makes up the largest portion of beer, so it makes sense that paying attention to it would be a good thing. In this episode, contributor Cade Jobe sits down with Marshall to chat about their experiences with water chemistry adjustments.  The Brülosophy Podcast is brought to you by Imperial Yeast who provide brewers with the most viable and fresh yeast on the market. Learn more about what Imperial Yeast has to offer at ImperialYeast.com today.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Whether you call it Kavik or Kavik, there's no denying that this unique Norwegian yeast

0:05.7

has had a remarkable impact on the brewing scene, and Imperial Yeasts A43 Loki is one

0:11.0

of the best versions out there.

0:12.7

With the ability to produce a clean beer when fermented as warm as 104 degrees Fahrenheit

0:17.2

or 40 degrees Celsius, you heard that right, while also performing well at more standard

0:21.8

ale temperatures, Imperial Yeasts A43 Loki is as versatile as it gets, meaning you have

0:27.3

zero excuses for failing to brew throughout the year.

0:30.4

Learn more about A43 Loki at Imperial Yeasts.com and grab a patch for your next batch to see

0:34.9

what all the fuss is about.

0:47.2

Beer is produced from four primary ingredients, grains, hops, yeast, and of course, water.

0:53.3

It's often said that a pint of beer consists of over 90% water, so it makes sense that

0:57.6

the quality of the water we use to brew with is something that brewers would view as being

1:01.2

rather important.

1:02.2

However, for many water chemistry is convoluted and complicated, leaving many to ignore

1:06.2

it all together.

1:07.7

This is the Bruloscopy podcast.

1:08.7

I'm your host, Marshall Schott, and on this episode, I'm joined by contributor K.

1:12.2

Job to discuss our experiences with water chemistry in the time we've been brewing.

1:16.9

Yeah, this one, I think we're going to spend a lot of time just trying to make water

1:20.2

chemistry as simple as possible, right?

1:22.7

So this isn't going to be a huge in-depth, detailed analysis of water and all that,

1:28.6

but just a general idea of there's six major minerals, so we'll talk about those, talk

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