Recent content by mgeorg04

Thanks everyone for the replies. MrHadack, I had a feeling RA was, in a way, a result of the reaction of the mixture in the mash. Reading through all the discussions online it just wasn't very clear until you dumbed it down for me. I think John Palmer's excel spreadsheet brought on these...

I have spent several days and hours studying water chemistry with brewing, but I am still struggling with finding answers about residual alkalinity. John Palmer puts a lot of emphasis on having the correct RA, but it seems he sets the correct RA in order to reach the desired pH range. The...

Excellent! Thank you for the replies. I will watch that lautering rate a little closer...but also probably increase the speed so I'm on the safer side to avoid exposing the grains. I remember reading a little about Hot Side Aeration and it sounded a little strange to me, but who knows. Either...

I have been looking through the threads for some time now as I try to improve my all-grain process. Something mentioned almost every time with fly-sparging is to avoid exposing the grain bed. There is never any discussion on why this is bad though. I assume it is because you miss out on sugars...