gypsum in brown ale

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ive brewed a brown ale all grain kit a few times that includes gypsum. although recently i was reading up on the brown ale style and came across a website that stated sulfates were not desirable in browns so to stay away from the use of gypsum. it does not however say why or what affect it has on the beer. could anybody help me out here please. it would be much appreciated. thank you.
 
It depends on the brown ale style. If its an American Brown, then moderate sulfates (<75 ppm) are OK. I would keep the sulfates lower (< 50 ppm) if its a English Brown.
 
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