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Here are a few questions I have for you. 1) Do you have a decent thermometer, one that you can safely rely on? 2) Are you using vegetable rennet? 3) Are you using whole milk? 4) What recipe are you using? 5) What temps are you heating the milk to? 6) Is the water you're using chlorinated? 7)...

Hey man, I've made mozzarella three times now, one of which was an attempt with those instructions. Guess which time I failed? I'd say follow that recipe with these changes: If you're using a half gallon of milk, use half of a rennet tablet. If you're using a gallon, use a full tablet. The...

That's right, has anyone manipulated their own water supply to mimic NY's water? I think that'd be interesting to do a side-by-side comparison with pizza made with your own water at home.

Reason I support not drinking Budweiser: 1) It taste awful to me 2) I like supporting small businesses whether it's local restaurants or craft breweries around the nation. 3) I support innovation and passion. The whole industry that surrounds macrobreweries(bud, coors) is so cold--like blue...

SirJoshuaIV, The presentation has come and gone, but I consider a good book recommendation invaluable. This will be on my bookshelf soon, much appreciated! Best regards, Pat

Great, thanks!

Hey everybody, My teacher gave our class the option of presenting a topic that we're interested in and tying it back to chemistry. I felt like home brewing is a great source of chemistry and something that would also interest the class. I just need help finding reputable sources. I would love...

Great, thanks guys! That would have been an expensive grain bill for me to destroy haha. Just for clarity, that is 2 parts RO/1 part tap water, correct?

Ahhh, interesting. What about the other ions? Is there a good chart for appropriate brewing ranges?

Haha, well damn. Why is it so out of range? It seemed to fit the "Palmer's ranges". Would you recommend just using 3 g of CaCl or so?

Sure, it looks like this: Calcium: 15 Magnesium: 2.84 Sodium: 28 Chloride: 17.1 Sulfate: 40.8 Alkalinity: 38.5 PH 8.4 I am brewing a Belgian dubbel. The recipe looks like this: 6.5 lb Pilsner(2-row) 3 lb Vienna 1.5 lb Munich 1 lb Belgian candy sugar(amber) .5 lb Special B .5 Carapils Yeast...

Okay, so that font is a bit small...Here are the numbers: HCO3: 38.5 Mash / Sparge Vol (gal): 3.75 / 3.79 RO or distilled %: 0% / 0% Total Grain (lb): 12.0 Adjustments (grams) Mash / Boil Kettle: CaSO4: 2 / 1 CaCl2: 5 / 4 MgSO4: 2 / 1 NaHCO3: 0 / 0 CaCO3: 0 / 0...

Hey everybody, Never used EZwater before, but I thought I'd give it a whirl. Anywho, this is what I'm getting, and I want yall's expert opinions before I go chucking chemicals into my beer like a mad scientist(or a dangerously naive one..?)

Thanks for the reply! Fennel seed was my choice just for the sake of originality(I should probably just use star anise haha). I've decided to intentionally omit clove and allspice due to the yeast allegedly contributing a little clove at the lower end of its preferred fermentation temperature...

Hey everyone, Alright, here is my recipe: Fermentables 6.5 lb Pilsner 2-Row(Bel) 3 lb Vienna Malt 1.5 lb Munich Malt 8 oz Special B 1 lb Belgian Candy sugar(D-180) Hops 0.3 oz Magnum at 60 min 0.5 oz Saaz at 10 min Yeast WLP500 Spices(bear with me here) Fennel Seed...

My thinking with .5 oz was that fennel seed is so mild that perhaps I would need more. However, I suppose I could cut that to .25 oz and see how it turns out. I could always just come over the top with star anise if it's not prominent enough. I had some special b in there initially, but took...

Do you think the recipe looks ok? I had a little crystal 40 in there because I was worried about the candi sugar drying it out too much, but I decided to take it out. Your thoughts?

Dude, I wish you all the prosperity in the world for following through with this idea. You're the man!

Hey everyone, I definitely need some suggestions here, but I'm trying to lay out a Christmas beer. Here's what I got so far: Grains: 6.5 lb pilsner(52%) 3 lb vienna(24%) 1.5...

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