Water Quality

At the January Club Meeting, Jim Nettleton presented the Beer Style of the Month: Brown Ales. Check out the BJCP Style Guideline for details on this and all other beer styles. For a general overview of beer styles, visit the Brewer’s Association website.

During his presentation, he shared some tools with the club that can be used to adjust your brewing technique based on your water quality. These tools, as well as more information on water quality can be found in John Palmer’s book How to Brew. He covers everything from how to obtain and read your water report to how to adjust for your findings, depending on the kind of beer that you want to brew.

If you’d rather have your home’s water tested individually, a couple of club members mentioned having a satisfactory experience with Ward Labs.

The Brewer’s Friend website has a Water Chemistry Calculator that homebrewers might also find helpful.