I just got this water report for the City of Falls Church in Virginia. PH is 7.8. Any thoughts on the quality? I know they treat with Chloramine which I plan to dissolve with some campden.
Magnesium – 5.9 mg/L
Sodium – 23.2 mg/L...
Thanks I just bought that wisk. I just realized that my oven is large enough to fit my pot and has proofing/dehydrating settings that can bring the temp down to 150. Think I will try it next batch!
Is it fair to say that it takes a lot longer to heat the kettle after the grain is added? My thought was since there's 7 pounds of grain in the kettle it would take a lot more BTUs to bring the water up to temperature (if I miss the Mash temp) that if there was no grain in the kettle.
What has me puzzled is why my (3!) thermometers were not accurate inside the bag. I pull the bag off of the side of the pot and got vastly different (higher) temperature reading.
I added the grain at about 2 cups at a time so I could stir them in and not clump. I had 6 lbs of grain in 4 gallons...
Tried my hand at BIAB today and am ready to pull my hair out. I was targeting a mash temp of 156. I added the grain into the bag at 157. Temperature inside the bad looked to drop 10-20 degrees. Starting heating up the put. None of my three thermometers (including a thermopen) were measuring over...
Has anyone out there setup an equipment profile for a blichmann 10 gallon kettle in beer smith that would care to share? I'd like to use it for BIAB as well as a regular kettle----do I need two profiles? I am testing the boil rate right now :tank:
Got my 2 today-thanks for making it happen!
I'm still trying to figure out why there would be several hundred used better bottles in a warehouse. I could understand new if it was from a brew/wine shop that went BK.
Wow thanks for the help. The local homebrew store told me not to use the water at all! It seems to me I should boil/ crush half a camden tablet in at the very least.
Would the hardness be OK for AG? I am making my first switch from extract so any help reading this would be of great help!
http://www.arlingtonva.us/departments/EnvironmentalServices/uepd/wquality/images/file86239.pdf
Thanks guys sounds likes its doable. I was concerned about condensation from the condenser (its humid in virginia) but maybe my concern is unfounded. For hauling the wort I could rig a winch.
Well you know I am all about helping the environment and lowering my carbon footprint so maybe I can roll insulating the joists/roof into this project...
Is there any danger or negatives I should be aware of? My attic can get quite hot in the summer (maybe up to 120?) but my fermentation chamber is a small fridge so I would think it could keep up.
Would condensation be an issue up there? I'm sure dragging the wort up there would be a PITA but...