Water Profile for a Dubbel

[The Skylands]

Hi all!
First time using the forum, I'm not native so I apologize for my english.
I want to brew a Belgian Dubbel and I'm wondering what water profile is good for this style.
Here is the link for my recipe if anyone want to check it out and give me his thought.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1128520/belgian-dubbel

Thanks in advance!.

 

[Josh Hughes]

Welcome to the forum I know nothing about water profiles for Belgian beer but this a great place and I’m sure someone will be able to help

 

[56 Firedome]

Visit the Bru'n Water section of Brewers Friend. There is a free water profile for different beer types as well as different brewing areas of the world.
Try it out.

 

[The Skylands]

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Welcome to the forum I know nothing about water profiles for Belgian beer but this a great place and I’m sure someone will be able to help

Thank you!

 

[The Skylands]

Visit the Bru'n Water section of Brewers Friend. There is a free water profile for different beer types as well as different brewing areas of the world.
Try it out.

Thanks for the information, checking Brun's chart I see there are some Belgian Cities, I think that Chimay water profile is fine:

calcium - magnesium - sodium - sulfate - cloride - bicarbonate
Chimay 70 7 7 21 21 205

What do you think?

 

[Josh Hughes]

Thanks for the information, checking Brun's chart I see there are some Belgian Cities, I think that Chimay water profile is fine:

calcium - magnesium - sodium - sulfate - cloride - bicarbonate
Chimay 70 7 7 21 21 205

What do you think?

@Bubba Wade you brew quite a few Belgian beers?

 

[Bubba Wade]

@Bubba Wade you brew quite a few Belgian beers?

Truthfully, I don't get overly concerned about water profiles. I try to keep brewing simple and we have pretty good water here. The beer tastes good, so I don't bother making any adjustments.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

Hi all!
First time using the forum, I'm not native so I apologize for my english.
I want to brew a Belgian Dubbel and I'm wondering what water profile is good for this style.
Here is the link for my recipe if anyone want to check it out and give me his thought.
https://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/recipe/view/1128520/belgian-dubbel

Thanks in advance!.

try here
https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com...y sparge with,Whirlfloc and hops per schedule.

 

[Nosybear]

Visit the Bru'n Water section of Brewers Friend. There is a free water profile for different beer types as well as different brewing areas of the world.
Try it out.

Where do I find those profiles?

 

[The Skylands]

try here
https://shop.theelectricbrewery.com/pages/belgian-dubbel#:~:text=~90 min fly sparge with,Whirlfloc and hops per schedule.

Man, you saved the day!
Frome the page you gave to me:
Notes / Process

• Add 500mg potassium metabisulphite to 20 gallons water to remove chlorine / chloramine (if required).

• Water treated with brewing salts to our Balanced flavour profile: Ca=50, Mg=10, Na=16, Cl=70, SO4=70 (Hit minimums on Ca and Mg, keep the Cl:SO4 ratio low and equal. Do not favour flavour / maltiness or bitterness / dryness. For balanced beers.). While this balanced profile is our preference, for something closer to Westmalle water, in his book Brew like a Monk Stan Hieronymus indicates to use: Ca=41, Mg=8, Na=16, Cl=60, SO4=26. Try brewing it both ways and see which you prefer. For more information on how to adjust your water, refer to our step by step Water Adjustment guide.

 

[Silver_Is_Money]

Per the book titled "Brew Like A Monk" the renowned Rochefort Monastery's brewing water profile in mg/L is:

Ca++ = 82
Mg++ = 10
Na+ = 6
Cl- = 17
SO4-- = 32
Bicarbonate = 240
Alkalinity = ~196.7 (my add, inferred)

Further to this, and also per the book, due to this water they intentionally mash at between 5.8 and 5.9 pH while making no effort to control mash pH, and then they add a "mineral acid" (which one being unspecified) during the boil which is calculated to hit a pH of 5.2 post boil and cooling.

Edit: Chimay and Orval have generally similar water profiles to this.