Brown — Full water profile
A style profile for brown beers with a soft, full palate: chloride-forward with deliberately raised sodium — which at this level reads as fullness rather than salt — and enough alkalinity to meet the combined acidity of brown, chocolate, and crystal malts in a typical brown-ale grist.
| Ion | Concentration (ppm) |
|---|---|
| Calcium (Ca²⁺) | 75 |
| Magnesium (Mg²⁺) | 12 |
| Sodium (Na⁺) | 35 |
| Sulfate (SO₄²⁻) | 60 |
| Chloride (Cl⁻) | 120 |
| Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻) | 120 |
Brewing with this profile
Use for brown ales, milds, and malt-driven porters. The sodium is deliberate — at this level it enhances fullness without tasting salty — and the alkalinity assumes a genuinely dark grist.
Suits: Brown ale · Dark mild · Brown porter
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Historical city profiles are factual water chemistry compiled from published references (Palmer & Kaminski, Water: A Comprehensive Guide for Brewers, 2013, and the historical brewing literature). Style-based profiles are brewwtr originals derived from published style guidance. Derived values use Kolbach's residual alkalinity (1953).