Recent content by tater140

Is that why some of my beers when using ro water have taken 7 days to start fermentation? I will most likely choose to use some ro water next time I brew and add whatever is suggested to get a decent water to brew with.

Does decarbonating by boiling get rid of the hardness? If so how long do you recommend boiling. If it takes a while I would probably rather just get some ro water from somewhere else, but I guess I could always boil my own water as a back up option if I don't have the time to run after some ro...

i guess that's my main question, is my water way out of whack? Should I not even consider using it in my brew. I'm ok with that, just need to know. Comparing to the numbers in the water primer as I understood them, the alkalinity is way out of wack?

Thanks for the feedback. Well, that's certainly food for thought. I have done a fair amount of reading this past year trying to find a consistent solution. I've always ordered my recipe's from Austin Homebrew and tried to brew my beer withing a week to two week of receiving my recipe. I...

I need some help interpreting my water report. I ready through some of the water primer in the sticky, but wanted to make sure i was understanding things correctly. Long story short i've been brewing for about 3 years now and I have had the occasional really good beer but most have had a...

Good to hear that i'm not the only one that has done that. I couldn't believe how easily it broke. In my case I just ended up with a mouth full of glass.