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How much phosphoric acid do I need to reduce 7.5 gallons of my NEIPA post-boil wort from pH 5.2 to 4.80?

Thought I would post a PSA here since I searched for my problem, but didn’t find a solution. Some fermenting beer/Krausen/dry hops got pushed up the gas-out post of my corny keg and into my spunding valve. As a result, once the valve opened at the designated pressure, it wouldn’t fully close...

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Did you know that 10 grams of Kirkland Optifiber (benefiber) in 1000ml of water increases the measured gravity by about 5 gravity units (1.000 to 1.005)? Curious as to why? My understanding is that benefiber is not sugar. Wonder what the carbohydrate is and if it is a starch that can be...

That is using the 2015 BJCP style guide. Would you carbonate, or bottle still? My gut says carbonate, but don't want to get dinged for something that is easy to control. I'm thinking of carbonating to about 2 volumes. Here's the relevant section from the style guide: Mouthfeel: Light to...

For Sale in Richmond, VA: ***** SOLD *****5 gallon cooler mash tun with a stainless steel braid and/or false bottom - $25 *****SOLD*****25 ft copper immersion chiller with washer hose fittings - $25 *****SOLD*****High flow March 815PL pump head only (not the pump itself) - $25 Will take...

One of my cascade bines is sick, but I don't know what it is is. Hoping a more experienced grower can give me some ideas of what it is & if there is anything I can do about it. The yellow/brown vine gets the most sun, but I am wondering if it is powdery mildew. There is some super-fine cobweb...

Anyone know what is going on with Better Bottle? I have been interested in buying a couple of better bottles and they have been out of stock for several months now. My LHBS owner said that they aren't available for him to reorder. Bell's homebrew store notes that they are out of stock due to...

Received my new, assembled Kal/Spike control panel and planning to fire it up for the first time this weekend. I put together the element power cord & outlets following the instructions on the Electric Brewery website & using the 1.5" TC enclosures from Brew Hardware. My control panel is...

Upgrading to an e-HERMS setup and selling my current gear to help pay some bills. I would prefer local pick up (Richmond). Prices do not include shipping. SOLD***10 gallon G1 Blichmann Boilermaker with HopBlocker ($275)***SOLD Have disassembled and thoroughly cleaned with BKF, soaked in PBW...

Brewed on my birthday in March, racked to a 5 gallon better bottle after 30 days, and checked on it for the first time today (@ 6 months). Filmy white pellicle on top. Sample tastes delicious! Firmly tart, smells just like a good commercial sour. A little surprised that the gravity is only...

I am trying to determine the smallest bowl size for a sink to fit a 20 gallon Stout vessel (BK/MLT). Stout lists the diameter as 15.75" on their site, so I think they are taller/thinner than the Blichmann kettles Kal uses when he recommends a 24x24" bowl. Would one of you guys with a 20 gallon...

Hoping the hive can help me figure out the alpha acid unit calculations of hop extract. I received in the mail today my 100 gram tin of CO2 hop extract from Yakima Valley Hops. On the label it says 61 alpha acid. Now, I have read from Scotland/bertus brewery...

I received a tentative go-ahead from SWMBO on the possibility of incorporating an electric brewery into our upcoming basement remodel. However, she is a skeptic and has challenged me to layout the space & budget requird. I have all my brewing stuff piled into this corner of our basement...

Harvested my second year Columbus & Chinook and first year Cascade & Centennials and made a few observations. The second year Chinook & Columbus produced fewer cones, and the cones they did produce were smaller than my first year plants. However, the cones they did produce were noticeably more...

Wanted to post a quick thanks to HBT for all of the great information you have shared. It has helped me improve my beer. Brewed a batch this weekend that really made me feel like a homebrewer, hopefully it will taste good too! Here are the highlights: Got a 1 liter starter going midweek from...

This looks interesting: http://www.advancedwaterfilters.com/filter-products/tap_master_reverse_osmosis_system.html Fast flow, the "artesian" thing that adds 15-30 mg/l of calcium and magnesium, plus the water heater option would make a pretty sweet brewing water rig. What do you guys think...

I have a 5b tank of N/CO2 that I have been using to push beer through a stout faucet. I can feel that the tank is too heavy to be empty, but when I take off the regulator and open the valve nothing comes out? I left it out of my kegerator overnight to make sure that something wasn't frozen...

took this vid tonight with my phone of a really active fermentation. It looks like time-lapse, but its not. This is a Two Hearted clone. I pitched a 1 liter starter to which I had added about 100 ml of Bells Ale Yeast slurry that I had washed from another batch in December. After about 48+...