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Radiologist specializing in body imaging, department chair, large healthcare system. In a future life, a brewer at a small craft brewery. Sent from my iPad using Home Brew

I started a while back building water from DI since my local water is extremely soft and high in alkalinity. The worst of both worlds. I'm going to try and locate some great western 2-row. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

More good ideas. Will try a less attenuative yeast to see, but like fearwig says I wonder if there are other unknown factors at hand besides FG and attenuation. BreezyBrew, what were you using before Great Western? I typically use Rahr for my 2-row since that's what NB sells. I believe...

fearwig, b-hoppy, dlester - thx for the insight, you're helping me realize my issues are likely a combination of lower OG, some overpitching, and perhaps also my mash temps being on the low side. I've taken judsonp's advice and ordered a thermopen for my next brew day. I'm thinking maybe a big...

Sorry forgot to respond to teromous. Yes, I fully dissolve my mineral additions in my strike/sparge water before heating it. I use mostly CaSO4 and CaCl2 and sometimes MgSO4, all of which are readily soluble in water.

Thanks for everyone's prompt replies. Yes, next time I will "live on the edge" and try ditching the whirlfloc. As far as dumping yeast, that's something I did differently with my last batch. Sort of a pseudo secondary in my conical by dumping the yeast out after primary. Some of the yeast...

Hi all, just wanted to see if I could get some advice improving my beers. I've been AG brewing for a few years and have done about a dozen or more batches. My final product is OK but far from great, consistently on the watery, dry side and generally lacking in flavor and body. Most of my...

Hi all, I'm fairly new here, and wanted to poll for ideas on how best to chill my wort. I'll soon be putting a March pump into my brewing system. I got it mostly for transferring water and wort, but am now wondering how to best use it for chilling. Right now I just gravity feed from my BK...

Thanks for all the responses. I think I'll go with my supermarket RO water dispenser.

Thanks for everyone's replies. Do those machines in the grocery store just have a tank of previously RO'd water in them, or are they plumbed to a water supply and have their own RO filters? And do you think the filters are changed regularly? Seems like a lot of unknowns. The price at...

Hello, For those of you brewing/diluting with RO or distilled water, where do you get your water? Home RO system? Pros = long term cost, convenience, known water source. Cons = initial expense, installation, limited water production (~2 gal/hr). Store bought? Pros = no equipment...