I'm about to do AG #3.... my critique of #2 leads me to believe I had tannin extraction because I'm using pilsen water with a ph around 7.5. It's the same water used by Terrapin, we are on the same water pipe.
So I got 5.2... and some gypsum. We are talking pale ale here.. APA.
Using 5.2 in the mash, can/should I then add a teaspoon of gypsum into the boil for some "sharpness" as they call it? Or will the combination set off some kind of chain reaction that will begin eating a crater into my driveway and sucking in all photons within 10 parsecs?
Thanks!
If it matters.... the water is all treated with K-meta because it's chlorine-y. Also, the recipe is very similar to Bee Cave Haus Pale, if that makes any difference.
So I got 5.2... and some gypsum. We are talking pale ale here.. APA.
Using 5.2 in the mash, can/should I then add a teaspoon of gypsum into the boil for some "sharpness" as they call it? Or will the combination set off some kind of chain reaction that will begin eating a crater into my driveway and sucking in all photons within 10 parsecs?
Thanks!
If it matters.... the water is all treated with K-meta because it's chlorine-y. Also, the recipe is very similar to Bee Cave Haus Pale, if that makes any difference.