I just sampled my first brew using RO water (with gypsum), and what a difference water makes. I brew mostly IPAs in BIAB, and all my previous brews just were just meh, no real hop flavors or aromas, not matter how much more hops i kept adding, or played around with the hop schedules. They also had a slight twang to it, which i now attribute to my tap water.
This batch taste clean and crisp, and i can actually taste the hops. I didn't really play around with the mash pH in this batch, but will look into doing that for the next batch. I just wanted to share in case others were in the same boat with their brews and were considering RO water.
This batch taste clean and crisp, and i can actually taste the hops. I didn't really play around with the mash pH in this batch, but will look into doing that for the next batch. I just wanted to share in case others were in the same boat with their brews and were considering RO water.