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I just got a TDS meter along with my countertop RO system. Checked out the TDS meter on my tap water and distilled water but on the packaging one of the applications listed is for food and beverage testing. So this has me wondering if one can test finished beer for TDS. If so, can you share...

Thank you for the primer. I mistakenly posted this on the water chemistry sticky before realizing this was a huge annoyance to the author of the sticky... I've just purchased a countertop RO system for brewing and have a couple of questions related to brewing a pilsner with RO. I want to keep...

I'm just wondering what folks around the country are currently paying for a 10# bottle of CO2? The price at our local place is now $20 for a 10# tank. If you don't mind posting, it would be interesting to know what folks are paying. I know it's likely the least expensive thing I have be...

Yes, I'm copying this from alexnova...same idea but just about hops. Which hop variety do you dislike that everyone else seems to love and WHY do you dislike it? When everyone else gets citrus, pine, spice and everything nice, what evil, nasty and putrid smell or taste do you get from that...

Has anyone done an experiment of their own to compare a starter using a stir plate to one grown without a stir plate? I did a quick search and couldn't find anything though maybe the answer is buried in a thread. I know the norm is to use a stir plate but I'm just wondering in the end if...

I've read some threads, including the one for a Master of Disguise clone. I'm looking for any advise on adding cacao nibs & coffee to the whirlpool. I know many do both in the secondary but I'm not interested in doing that. I did a Schwarzbier with coffee last month and was happy with...

So I signed up back in May, never posted anything but Santa brought me a new computer! I've been homebrewing for many years, love sharing info about homebrewing and can bore folks to sleep if they ask me about brewing. I started posting answers to forum questions just the other day and...