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I have heard that fly sparging gives a better efficiency I guess I could try a batch sparge. If I get a much higher efficiency would this mean it us ph related. And not the crush. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Ph is something I have not even looked at yet. I have spoken to the brewer at the local brewery which would be on the same water as me and he said he only filters and ads gypsum for pale ales and ipas but he is mostly a lager brewer with a bo pils that's very tasty. I'm not really into water...

I do crush my own grain . So far have only done single infusion mashing. I fly sparge slowly over about 45 min. Never tried batch sparging. I have tried playing with the adjustment but it never got better only worse so I left it and just focused on making beer Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

So I'm just finalizing my recipe for tomorrow's brew day this is what I have after everyone's input. Be good to hear what you think 60% efficency Est Sg 1.049 Est fg 1.011 37 Ibu 90% maris otter 9 kg 5% wheat. .5kg 5% caramunich 1. .5kg Hops are 38g brewers...

Hi. Just a simple question. I am fairly consistently getting around a 60% efficiency. I don't want to be one of those people stressing about it but just wanted to know if it is something to try and improve. Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Thanks for the help I think I'll take the wheat and caramunich back to about the 5% maybe even remove the wheat completely. I am feeling that the hop schedule is a bit muddled but it is just what I had on hand and I thought with the amounts it's not going to be a real hop forward beer. if there...

I was looking at my percentages and thought that it was a lot of wheat. Perhaps I will try subbing for more maris otter. How bout the hop schedule. Do you think the hops will work fine Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

So I'm going to have a go at a recipe and would like some thoughts on what I have here. I'm not to worried about the style being exact but feel this is closest to english pale. Any help would be great as I am still new to making recipes and havnt had much luck with my own recipes. Here's the...

Any one have any advice? Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

Probably should have added that brew pal on my phone calculated a 1.049 starting gravity and estimated final of 1.011 and 37ibu Sent from my iPhone using Home Brew

So I'm going to have a go at a recipe and would like some thoughts on what I have here. I'm not to worried about the style being exact but feel this is closest to english pale. Any help would be great as I am still new to making recipes and havnt had much luck with my own recipes. Here's the...

Hi guys just wanted to see what you reckon about my little stuff up. I put my finished brew in the fridge to ferment and added my 2 packs of wyeast French saison into 40 liter batch. Set temp control to 67F Fermentation went great for the first couple of days then one day as I checked it I...

Ok cheers. Back to researching then. Water definately takes a bit to understand, I've found when reading about it it can start blurring over. Just need to push through and take it in Cheers

I filter my water. Not just a case of put some gypsum in?

I just started a brew and thought I'd try playing with my water. I'm doin an American ipa and using strips have a ph around 6 maybe 7. I bought calcium sulfate as lhbs recommended but now I'm not sure when or how to add. Any one able to help while my water heats up