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We are slowly refining based on my wife's preference's as she is the only real consumer (I will admit the Pom/Juniper is pretty dang tasty). Last 2 gallon batch ratios were for about :: Batch 1 Watermelon/Banana 15/45 mL - the banana gets lost over time and she likes it a little more prominent...

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I just bottled about 1/2 of a 13+ batch of hard seltzer. The pH was 4+ based on strips. I just received a pH meter and will calibrate it today/tomorrow to get a more precise reading. The plan is to order some citric acid or acid blend to adjust the pH down closer to 3.25-3.5. Is there a...

No worries...... My detached garage (never seen a car in it) is my brew space, pool table room, drinking hall, silversmithing studio, shelving for supplies and tools and workshop. It also houses our meat freezer and second refrigerator (beer bottles and food storage) along with a mini fridge...

Welcome! I kegged in a previous brew life...I started bottling simply because now I don't have the space for kegging. My suggestion re equipment....make a beer or two with what you have. Get some successes and a few mistakes under your belt. Then explore the various equipment configurations...

Via past email from Olivenation: "In regards to a starting ratio, we typically recommend between 3oz and 4oz for every five gallons of seltzer that you would be looking to flavor." Gotta get some in the bottle for wife..... Maybe will start on the lower end with 3 - 2 gallon batches (I have...

So in the 'stillers world it is said to be a good source of calcium for yeast health in sugar washes....this may be a myth that I latched on to in another life :). If google is to be believed gypsum is calcium sulfate dihydrate (chemical formula is CaSO4·2H2O).

For water I use RO water with about 40grams of Gypsum in both batches....I had read somewhere that this was a good source of calcium for the yeast in sugar washes. Of course it is also a source of sulfur. Oxygenation could have been a problem, but the filling technique was the same for both...

I'm sure if I had a way to CO2 scrub it....I could have eliminated the sulfur eventually....but I don't have a CO2 tank and regulator any more (at least not functioning yet). But as I am bottle conditioning....it would have definitely carried over to every bottle.

I wasn't critiquing at all.... I just over-read it I think.... I know boiled yeast IS used as a yeast nutrient and I was just wondering if that was something you were doing. The previous batch I did....also in a 13.5 gal btw I dumped due to sulfur. I used 3 11g packs of EC1118 and no...