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Brewco Sodium Chloride 100g

Brewco Sodium Chloride 100g

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Brewco Sodium Chloride is pure salt for treating brewing water. Used in very small amounts, it rounds out the body of a beer and brings forward the caramel and malt flavours in darker, maltier styles.

Why add salt?

  • Emphasises caramel and malt character in moderation
  • Adds both sodium and chloride, for a fuller, rounder mouthfeel
  • Useful for recreating the water of classic dark-beer brewing towns

Specs

  • Contents: sodium chloride, 100g
  • Guide: half a teaspoon in 5 gallons (about 23 litres) of water for a dark beer
  • 1 teaspoon in 5 gallons raises sodium by about 130ppm and chloride by about 210ppm

How to use

Stir into your brewing water before mashing, little and often - too much tastes salty. Full guidance is in the How to Use box.

Who it's for

All-grain brewers who are building water profiles. Combine it with Brewco Calcium Chloride Flakes for maltier beers or Brewco Calcium Sulphate (Gypsum) for hoppier ones, and check your starting point with Water Hardness Test Strips.

Sodium Chloride
How to Use
Dose
½ tsp per 23L
for dark beers
Max
28g per 100L
never exceed
When
Before mashing

Used for: Adds chloride and sodium for a fuller palate - rounds out malty and dark beers.

When: Before mashing - into the grist or mash liquor.

Step by step
1Check the sodium and chloride in your water report.
2Dark beers: about half a teaspoon per 5 gallons (23 litres). Measured dosing: 17g per 100 litres raises chloride by 103ppm.
3Stir into the mash liquor or grist.
Good to know: Too much makes beer taste salty - never more than 28g per 100 litres.
You may also need: All treatments & water salts
Frequently Asked Questions
Why add salt to beer?

In small amounts, sodium and chloride give a fuller palate and round out malty and dark beers.

How much?

About half a teaspoon per 5 gallons (23 litres) for dark beers. For measured dosing, 17g per 100 litres raises chloride by 103ppm - never more than 28g per 100 litres.

Will my beer taste salty?

Not at these levels. Too much will, so measure carefully.