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Big Brew Day! Plan to brew the Alaskan Smoked Porter clone today.
Crap I'm all out of Munich. My recipe usually include 5 lbs Munich 10 of which I use Alderwood chips to smoke half of it.
Should have taken inventory previously but …..NO Munich.
Thinking I might substitute with...
Took a hydrometer reading of my
I believe my worry was in vain. I took a hydrometer sample today and FG @ 1.010 .......It’s young at 1 week but already perfectly balanced and already drinkable.
Well, I learned something then. I can imagine this helps with your consistency. Question. Have you ever comparison experimented with tap vs your treated water? Were the results detectable in your finished beer?
From what I’ve read, you do not want to use distilled water.
The most beneficial information I can think of is the book ‘Water’ by John PAlmer. Happy brewing
Yeah, I’m telling you....what a day. You’re right tho, I got in a hurry during the sparge My thermometer is integrated just above my manifold ball valve on my circular 10gal water cooler mash-tun.
When I was a kid I learned to ride a bicycle at a early age. I remember that on more than one occasion the very moment I thought I had it down pat I would crash.
Today after 25 years experience of home brewing on and off I was up at the crack of dawn getting set to brew a Two Hearted clone. All...