Recent content by StYak

Where did you get that pressure gauge/co2 injector valve? Do you still use this method when cold crashing? I have an ss brewtech chronical as well and am looking to achieve the same goal as you original post.

I see. Thanks for the clarification!

I have read that we should not treat the sparge but treat the boil. Am I wrong in this belief?

I am trying to figure this out as well and still haven't figured it out after reading through all the posts in this thread. Please clarify if you have figured it out. I am starting with 5 gallons of distilled in the mash tun and am using bru'n water for adjustments. I am fly sparging and...

Gotcha! Any rumors on a release of a 2nd edition of Water? And thank you for taking the time to answer my and everyone else's questions!

Is it still true that sulfates will enhance the bitterness and dryness while chloride will round out the maltiness of the beer?

Then should I not use the popular spreadsheets? Because when I enter the baseline recommendations plus extra gypsum and calcium chloride in distilled water and the spreadsheet is telling me my estimated mash pH is down to 4.89 and that didn't include the acidulated malt. Add 1% acid malt and...

Thanks! Just found the Water Primer by Delange. It's funny because I have been studying the Water book and listening to Brew Strong and now I have to reshape my thinking. Shouldn't be too difficult since I still have so much to learn.

Hello friends. I am brand new to posting to the forum, but have read through it for some time now. Quick intro. I have been extract brewing for about 3 years and feel confident with all stages involved, so I just leveled up to a nice all grain system and am diving in head first. To start...