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YEEE HAW!:ban:

You could actually vent the keg and monitor pressure at the same time with something like this, Gas Bleeder Valve You can keep the valve closed and see how the pressure changes. Bleed if necessary, might be a cool experiment.

Thanks for that. Is there one "Super" book that covers water in depth? I've read so many different sources and still have questions.

Sure baking soda would taste bad if you used too much, but if you balance the minerals, there won't be a problem. I've never heard about the chalk/co2 thing, where did you get that info? I would like to read about it. Here's what Palmer says about chalk, "Because of its limited solubility it...

I've never used EZ water, but I use Palmer's spread sheet for all my brews with great results. I'm no expert, but I'll share what I came up with. Your water profile is not ideal for a dark beer, so it took some tweaking and I used 75% dillution. I assumed you would be mashing in with 4 gallons...

My personal favorite strain because of this characteristic, lets me know when my starters are done. Anyone know of any other strains that flocculate as well as the 007?

Austin Homebrew recently got some Tipple. I have brewed an oatmeal stout and a IIPA with it so far and think its just as good as any other UK Pale. I'll be honest, I can't really tell a difference between MO, Optic, or Tipple. As long as the maltster knows what they are doing, I think it...

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I'll give it a go!

Bought these when I first started brewing. Have only a few left.