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Thanks again. I might tighten up and crush again before I mash in finite!

I see what you're talking about. I'll go inspect and re-grind if necessary. Overall I'm please but I will tighten it up to hopefully avoid this. Thanks for the advice!!

Thanks for the replies. I'm happy with it as-is for now, I'll nudge it down a few thousandths for the next brew and see what I get. my LHBS does a decent crush but this is noticing better: less flour, fewer shredded hulls. A mill is a great investment!

I just got a Cereal Killer mill, conditioned my grain using the 2% moisture rule of thumb, set the gap to a tight .035 and this is the result. Looks better than my LHBS does...does it.look good to the experts? Can I go tighter?

I brew with the seasons pretty much so I'm fermenting a nut brown now and will be brewing a porter and stout in the next few weeks. Lighter beers bring spring and summer. You?

Gorham in the house!

Thanks for the comments Yooper. I've read lots of posts on the topic including the Bru'nwater knowledge and the Brewing Water Chem. Primer but it's tough to keep it all straight. After a review, it seems that matching mash pH is of primary importance, then making sure that the "flavor" ions...

Hi!, new all-grain brewer here. I've done a few extract kits and they've come out...potable. I just did my first BIAB all-grain brew, a Saison that I'm very excited about! Sadly, this happened before receiving my water report from Ward Lab. I'd love some advice! The report: pH: 7.3...