Comments on the Helles Brewing Paper V3
Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2018 10:21 am
Oops.
Seems I was asleep at the wheel because I just found out the new version of the paper. Great job guys!!
The trade-offs section strikes the right tone and perspective. Fantastic!!
My small disagreements are:
- DO meter - Both Narziss and Bamforth clearly state that a DO meter is useless in the mash; Narziss recommends measuring sulphite consumption to track the tightness of the process. It is not minor in my view because it requires a considerable expense in the brewhouse that can be used for other tools/ hardware.
Potassium additions to the Mash - There is no rationale for this statement in Narziss book. Potassium in the malt and in the brewing water will lead to levels of about 200-300 ppm so 10 ppm more cannot create additional problems. I have tried both SMB and PMB with no apparent issues. Although given that by weight, SMB provides more MB than PMB, makes more sense to use SMB (unless you have PMB available). If you have a paper that justifies this statement, kindly share.
Thanks again !!
Seems I was asleep at the wheel because I just found out the new version of the paper. Great job guys!!
The trade-offs section strikes the right tone and perspective. Fantastic!!
My small disagreements are:
- DO meter - Both Narziss and Bamforth clearly state that a DO meter is useless in the mash; Narziss recommends measuring sulphite consumption to track the tightness of the process. It is not minor in my view because it requires a considerable expense in the brewhouse that can be used for other tools/ hardware.
Potassium additions to the Mash - There is no rationale for this statement in Narziss book. Potassium in the malt and in the brewing water will lead to levels of about 200-300 ppm so 10 ppm more cannot create additional problems. I have tried both SMB and PMB with no apparent issues. Although given that by weight, SMB provides more MB than PMB, makes more sense to use SMB (unless you have PMB available). If you have a paper that justifies this statement, kindly share.
Thanks again !!