Recent content by Bier_Minion

Late reply, but... I just bought a EdgeStar BR3001SS. It's a conversion fridge that's the same type used by the Kegco models with the digital temp control. It has enough interior space to fit three homebrew kegs and a 5lb CO2 tank. Here is one on sale...

I'm brewing the same basic Vienna Lager recipe on Sunday without the melanoidin malt and with a 90 minute boil. I figure the Vienna can provide enough melanoidins with the help of the extended boil. I'm not using a finishing/aroma hop either, but I'm going to add a flavor hop around 20-30...

Thanks for your response. I'm new to this aspect of brewing and have been reading up, but still need to digest all the info. What ionic profile would you recommend? Palmer recommend 10-30 ppm for Mg. You disagree? In regards to the bicarbonate levels, I verified the RA value for my...

Does anyone know what parameters should be used when comparing sodium levels with sulfate levels? The sources I have read say to keep sodium as low as possible when high levels of sulfates are used, and vice-versa. One, unreferenced source said to keep sodium <100 ppm when high levels of...