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Hi I'm new here. Accidentally I put too much LACTIC ACID on my wort. Already boied. It has a ph of 3.1. I need to bring it up to around 4. How can I do this? It's a witbier sour beer. 24 litres. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks

Hey all! Long time lurker, thought I’d share my recent project. Afterall, couldn’t have pulled it off without a few hours here. I tried to attached pictures and a diagram, but I am getting an error (on iPhone). Will try on a PC later. I’m running 110psi into a refurbished Big Mac...

Hello, I've been looking through all the water profile calculators but none of them mention the addition of KCl.. (I'm almost beginning to think it's a bad idea to use it) Anyway is there anyone here who could help me out and explain how I would calculate the PPM's of Potassium and Chloride...

I started a thread a while back asking how important people thought adjusting for pH was. The poll gave a pretty even split from important to not so much. Given that there are some very advanced brewers, middle experienced and beginners, I would assume that the majority of brewers make no...

Hello friends, I'm reading my municipal water report and finding it a bit confusing. When looking for the calcium content, two values for Calcium appear, one under "Total Metals in Water by ICPOES"and "Dissolved Metals by ICPOES". Which one is the one that I'm looking for? I'm plugging my...

I see a lot of people post their water report and ask for comments, so I figured I'd do the same. I'm on city water and the sample came unfiltered out of my kitchen tap. Ward Labs pH: 7.6 TDS Est, ppm: 175 Electrical Conductivity: 0.29 Cations / Anions, me/L: 3.1 / 2.9 (following amounts were...

Pretty much the title. I carbonate only water and kombucha, 5 gallons at a time with very little if any head space. Takes about 7 days at 25psi to fully carbonate. I was expecting to get 15-22 corny kegs out of a 5lb tank as per the micromatic website. Noticed lack of pressure today after...

I was told one could pre-boil the water to make it softer. Is there anyone here who can tell how much ppm of which minerals will go down this way? I"m especially interested in getting the sodium which is 100ppm in the water lower. If anyone has suggestions besides diluting with soft water (ro or...

I recently got a report from my local water company and it came out to the following. PH of 8.3 I was wondering, what an ideal water profile would look like, and to see if what this is a good starting point for. I'm new to thinking about water profiles, but have recently started reading John...

Hi ! I've just filled the water report input with the values given from my town. I've checked several times and I'm sure that these are correct. However Brun water tool is saying that it's unbalanced. Any clues ? Also how would you treat a water with such a high amount of sodium and chloride...

My friend's birthday is coming up, and I thought that it would be great to build him a Water Chemistry 'Starter Kit' with the essentials (besides the Water book). What would your starter kit look like? Thanks all!!!

I'm new to water chemistry and just got my water report from the local company. The report they gave me has ranges. I know I should go through ward labs to get an official report for my water, do y'all think I should use the high or low range, or just split the difference in the meantime? Here...

This is a 50 gal water drum with an attached reverse osmosis and two stage cartage filter system that will fill the tank with brew ready water until it is full and then shut itself off. There is also a 1 HP motor and pump and transfer hoses. The whole thing sits on a barrel dolly. Located in...

So I've made a handful of NEIPA's and I've always used a higher chloride to sulfate ratio. I've never been thrilled with the results so I'm thinking of using more sulfate than chloride in my next batch while also trying to keep the calcium low as calcium is known to increase hardness in water...

Hello, new to the forum so I hope that I am posting to the right conversation. Bought a new house with an out building. I want to continue brewing there. However, there are little options for getting water to the water for sanitation and clean up. I have a stainless steel sink from my old...

I got hold of one of these water test kits from Sensafe, with their brewing water test set-up. Link below to my hands-on review. It was pretty cool how easy it was to use. I did have some glitches/crashes with the App on my Android phone, but once I stuck to the basics of the water test, I...

I'm trying to nail down my bru'n water spreadsheet and was curious if anyone here brews in McKinney, TX and had a water report handy. I have seen the one listed online, but when I put those numbers into the spreadsheet it's telling me the numbers are faulty - I assume because the water report...

Hello everyone, I've got filtered water in my house and measured a PH of 6.60 I've added drops of phosphoric as a test to see how much it would lower per drop. I shake the bottle after adding a drop and measure again. After 10 drops my PH was down to 5.50 I've let the bottle sit for one night...

Hello friends, newbie here. So far I've tried making blackberry wine (which I think I racked off much too soon) and apple wine (which is fermenting away in the demijohns right now). For my next batch, I fancy having a go at making potato wine. I'm taking my lead from this slightly bonkers...

Bah! Just got my wort neatly cooled, was adding another round of water to the ice water, and the ruddy kettle hovered over (on some ice?) and went very briefly under the running tap. I'm using the tap water for the brew, so more concerned with adding contaminants. I have two questions: 1...