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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.

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...

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..?)

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...

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...

Hey everyone, Is it possible to have too much diastatic power? For instance, if you have like 150 L-lbs are there any consequences to that? If there is no ill effect, would you expect a shorter mash time? My other question, which is loosely based on the first one, is how much base malt...

This will be a 5 gallon recipe scaled down to 2.5 gallons. Grain Bill: 14 lbs Pale Malt(2 row) 14 oz Roasted Barley 12 oz Crystal Malt 120 L 8 oz Chocolate Malt 6 oz Biscuit Malt Hops: 2 oz Magnum (60 minutes)-->72 IBU's Yeast: WLP007 I'm contemplating between cold pressing coffee for the...

Hey everyone, I've done five all grain brews now, and I feel like I'm ready to do an imperial stout. If anyone can offer up a bit of advice for this particular style of beer, it'd be much appreciated. I have yet to work out a recipe, but when I do I'll post it up for criticism. Questions...

Hey everybody, I have briefly read some material on intentional caramelization, and I would like to know what exactly it accomplishes. Does this make the sugars less fermentable, giving the beer more body, or does this simply impart a caramel flavor in the beer? One last question, what...

Hey everybody, So I am trying to give a toasty, nut/bread and caramelish profile to my brown ale, and this is what I am working with. 7 lbs 2 row pale malt 1.5 lbs crystal 60L 12 oz brown malt--> I might bump this down to 8 oz 8 oz victory malt 4 oz of black patent malt(for color) 4 oz of...

Hey everyone, So I've been doing a little reading on malts, whether it be on this forum or online. One thing that has caught my attention is the varying diastatic power that different grains have. Okay, so tell me if I understand this correctly. Hypothetically, I have a recipe--let's say a...

Sierra Nevada is planning to build a brewery/restaurant in Asheville! It will allegedly be up and running in 2014, and I believe I remember reading that it will be located along the French Broad River. Also, New Belgium is considering building a brewery in Asheville, as well. I'm a huge...

Okay, so I am making my second batch of beer(making a porter), and I want to make sure I am doing everything correctly. 1) Brewing Water: -Treat with campden before diluting with RO water(1:1). This will bring my sulfates down, which my water report indicated were a little high. -1 tsp of...

So, I think I might a found a water report for where I live(Raleigh). When comparing it to other reports, however, I found that it is missing a couple of things from the list. If this is not suffice, I might call our local brew shops to get more info, and if that doesn't work then I'll just get...

Hey everybody, First of all, I have become SO appreciative of this website. Every single question I need answers to, I have been able to search the forums and find answers that have exceeded my expectations! Now to my question. I have a 5 gallon mash tun, so I am limited to how much...

I figured I would post multiple questions to save some cyber paper. Here they are: 1) In John Palmer's book, he said to add your water to the grain--not the other way around. Why is it that whenever I see all grain brewers on youtube, they're always adding the grain to the hot water? Does it...

Hey everyone, I have never tried creating a recipe before, so I have scanned over probably a hundred different recipes to try to pull together something just for fun. Can you guys tell me if this looks okay to you? If not, what would you recommend? Style: IPA Ingrediants: -5 lbs 2-row...

Hey everyone, So I want to start brewing beer, but I want to try out my own recipes. Here's the problem though: I don't know how to create them! I have read almost all of John Palmer's How To Brew book, and I have seen multiple videos online regarding brewing technique but I just can't seem...

Hey everyone, I am planning on brewing my first batch of beer soon, and I need some help with a couple of basic questions. Mainly, I am having difficulties finding how much extract you would add to your partial mash. Is there a formula for this? I know I will be recommended to do all extract...