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I'm very new to water profile issues and hoped someone could help. I used to be able to brew tasty clones of Stone's Ruination. I love the an IPA that brings out the hop flavor and aroma. What I don't like is an IPA that just tastes like pure bitterness. Unfortunately that's how my IPAs have...

I'm looking at two reverse osmosis units for around $65. It would be filtering water that has already gone through a salt-based softener. They are both four stages. The last stage can either be carbon or deionization. I'd use it mostly for brewing, but maybe also for drinking water. Seems...

My water has 2ppm soluable iron. Yes, that's 2, not 0.2. Was wondering if there's anyway to deal with that? Ideally I'd love to know if there is a was to make it turn into insoluable iron and sink to the bottom of the tank, then I could siphon off the top of the water. Thanks!

Here's a simple brew I tried that I thought was rather tasty. It's in the ESB area, though I'm not necessarily trying to make an ESB; just trying to make something tasty. It has nice bready flavor. Problem is that the hop / malt balance is too bitter. The bitterness is drowning out that nice...

I'm looking for homebrew tips on avoiding the beer belly. Obviously there are light beers. These sacrifice flavor, but if you have any really good light recipes then pleas share. The other angle, though, is ingredients. Not all calories are equal. 100 calories from cake or cheese are more...

I have a Corona-style drill. I think it's actually a Victoria. It works well enough by hand, but my drill smokes when I use it to mill. I tried getting a corded Black & Decker with 7 amps and a low speed, but it also smoked. I'd like to know what drills folks have successfully used specifically...