Dortmund (historic)
The characteristic of the histroric Dortmunder brewing water profile is a chigh calcium and sulfate content which lend the Dortmunder Export additional bitterness. This water profile has been reconstructed from analysis data given in an 1953 article about residual alkalinity by Kolbach.
SO₄²⁻ : Cl⁻ Ratio
3.00
Very Bitter (Hoppy)Ion Composition
Calcium (Ca²⁺)
250ppm
Magnesium (Mg²⁺)
20ppm
Sodium (Na⁺)
10ppm
Sulfate (SO₄²⁻)
300ppm
Chloride (Cl⁻)
100ppm
Bicarbonate (HCO₃⁻)
340ppm