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Here is a short article on a likely reason brewers have trouble with getting enough body in their dark beers. Adding Body to your Stout | Bru'n Water Brought to you by Bru'n Water, be sure to check out the other brewing articles on the site.

It surprised me today when I read in my local newspaper that the Dutch discovered that alkalyzing their cocoa made it much better and that discovery occurred in the 1800's. That confirms what I've been saying for years, that brewing darker styles at slightly higher pH does result in smoother...

Well, Gmail has finally pissed me off. Gmail now considers any attachment that contains Macros (self-executing code) to be a virus. Bru'n Water does employ Macros to operate. If you are a Bru'n Water supporter, you will have to provide a non-gmail address if you wish to have any future contact...

I had an interesting episode with some contest samples I recently prepared and submitted that should be a valuable lesson for others. Many may recognize me as someone that pays particular attention to my brewing water quality, so it may come as a surprise that those recent contest samples were...

It's May 29, 2018 and the splash page for Google is displaying an homage to S.P.L. Sorensen who invented the pH scale.

This is an alert to all you Bru'n Water users that have upgraded to the Supporter's version or are thinking about it. If you use Gmail to communicate with either Paypal or Bru'n Water, any reply that is set to your Gmail account with the Bru'n Water program, WILL BE PLACED IN YOUR SPAM FOLDER...

Indiana homebrewers hold a state-wide get-together annually that is called Brew B Q. This year the event is moving to one of Indiana's commercial hop farms, Sugar Creek Hops. This year's event will be held on August 29th and will extend over the entire afternoon. All homebrewers and Indiana...

AHA has upped the ante for the upcoming San Diego homebrewer's convention. Six beers from six different breweries including Pizza Port, Russian River, and Heretic. Check out the selection: http://www.ahaconference.org/news/2015-commemorative-beers/ There is still plenty of time to...

Did you know? I am stoked to be speaking at this year’s AHA National Homebrewers Conference. And, good news! There’s still time to register for the conference, taking place June 11-13 in sunny San Diego. With 60 seminars, 80 speakers, 17+ hours of Homebrew Expo & Social Club, as well as dozens...

The statewide Brew B Q for Indiana homebrewers is in planning now! One of Indiana's foremost hop farms, Sugar Creek Hops, will be hosting the event with the assistance of the Foam Blowers of Indiana and all the homebrewing clubs in Indiana. Sugar Creek is located right off of I-65, just north of...

The FBI is a homebrew club based in Indianapolis and is open to homebrewers and beer aficionados. FBI has a long history in Indy and knows how to have fun and enhance the brewing experience of our members. The club currently meets at Triton Brewing Co. in Lawrence on the first Wednesday of...

I was poking around on the net, doing some research on another subject. I found an interesting journal article that helps illustrate the relatively short amount of time we need for a mash conversion to occur. I had heard some brewers using conversion rests as short as 15 minutes, but this paper...

I received this interesting information from a friend of mine who spoke with a technical services representative from EMD, the producers of the ColorpHast plastic pH strips. The Rep said that to use ColorpHast strips correctly, the strip immersion time must be from 1-10 minutes until no...

The next version of Bru'n Water has been posted on the Bru'n Water website. It provides an improved User Interface and corrects an error in the mash pH estimation that caused problems when the batch size differed significantly from a typical 5 gallon batch size. Enjoy!

I've just enhanced the Bru'n Water site to include a nicer and more informative web-based version of the Water Knowledge that has always been included in the Bru'n Water software. Now you can easily view some of the most comprehensive brewing water knowledge on the web without having to...

I've just enhanced the Bru'n Water site to include a nicer and more informative web-based version of the Water Knowledge that has always been included in the Bru'n Water software. Now you can easily view some of the most comprehensive brewing water knowledge on the web without having to...

RO, distilled, and rain water are examples of low alkalinity water. Brewing with low alkalinity water is almost always a desirable thing. But, there are some mash grists that demand a little more alkalinity to keep the mash pH from dropping too low. Increasing percentages of roasted and...

I just spent a few minutes reviewing Beersmith's great brewing software. I did a check on the water profiles included in the program from the great brewing centers of the world (Munich, Burton, etc) and found that they are seriously flawed and should be corrected to avoid problems down the...

It has come to my attention that there is a potential problem with the Rule of Thumb that exists for Acid Malt usage. Acid malt is also known as Acidulated Malt or Saurermalt. That ROT is: Each 1% acid malt by weight added to a grist will drop the mash pH by about 0.1 unit. Since acid malt...