| Understanding your local water profile can determine | | | | up in some minerals to reach the Yorkshire water |
| the best styles to brew in your area. Some city's | | | | profile. For this I usually use a program called ProMash. |
| have very soft water, It's usually better to brew | | | | It has everything you will need to bring your water |
| styles such as the Pilsner with soft water. In England | | | | where you need to. You still probably won't get all of |
| the water is usually harder, Which helps the | | | | your water profile with out going over a bit. But you |
| maltyness in there Pale Ales. But each city and town | | | | will have it at least so your beers will be closer to the |
| in England has a lot of differences from town to | | | | actual brewing water. There are certain chemicals |
| town and village to village. | | | | you will need in order to get your water straight. |
| Knowing the basic water profile in Yorkshire can help | | | | These can be retrieved from your LHBS (Local |
| you know how to change your local soft water. Lets | | | | HomeBrew Shop). Some can be collected at your |
| look at my water profile for Akron,Ohio and | | | | local Pharmacy. |
| Yorkshire,England | | | | The usual scale you will use to measure is on the |
| Water Profile | | | | Grams scale. |
| Akron, Ohio | | | | Mineral List |
| Calcium (Ca)= 40.0 | | | | Epsom Salts |
| Magnesium (Mg)= 8.0 | | | | Canning Salt |
| Sodium (Na)= 36.0 | | | | Gypsum |
| Sulfate (SO4)= 75.0 | | | | Baking Soda |
| Chloride (C1)= 35.0 | | | | Calcium Chloride |
| Bicarbonate (HC03)= 130.0 | | | | Chalk |
| PH= 7.34 | | | | You should have no problems getting these minerals. |
| Water Profile | | | | Once you get the hang of it you won't have any |
| Yorkshire, England | | | | problems getting the water that you need. Give it a |
| Calcium (Ca)= 105.0 | | | | few times and you should notice a big improvement |
| Magnesium (Mg)= 17.0 | | | | in your styles of beers. It's greatly satisfying to be |
| Sodium (Na)= 23.0 | | | | able to actually use the water in England when you |
| Sulfate (SO4)= 66.0 | | | | need to. Your Pale Ales and taste buds will surely |
| Chloride (C1)= 30.0 | | | | thank you for your work. |
| Bicarbonate (HC03)= 153.0 | | | | Its always the extra effort that goes in to making |
| PH= 8.33 | | | | your homebrew better. |
| As you can see the Akron water will have to come | | | | |
