Recent content by thehopbandit

Awesome, thanks for the help. I think I'll give this a go. :mug:

Cool, thanks! Given that you said it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to do pH adjustments during the mash, do you think I should go ahead and add lactic according to Bru'n water pre-mash and hope it's within range, or just not make any adjustments and only measure for reference? Since this is...

Thanks. I updated the post above with some info from Bru'n water. I gave it another try and it's calculating 5.62 expected mash pH. At ~10.6 of mash water, it's looking like it's calculating .6 ml/gallon (6.4 ml total) to bring the pH from 5.62 -> 5.3. I'm not sure why the massive difference...

I gave Bru'n Water a try, but had a couple issues. The grain bill input only lets you enter "base malt", but not a specific malt. Since there is a difference with the buffering of, say, 2-row versus Pilsner, I need to make sure it's using Pilsner stats. No BIAB, just a regular batch sparge...

Thanks for the reply. But, essentially, one would just add the lactic without worrying about other additions? The mash water is around 10.6 gallons at 1.25 qts/lb, which may explain the somewhat high amount.

I've done a number of All Grain brews, but have never bothered to mess with the water chemistry. However, the next beer I'm doing is a huge beer with a ton of Pilsner / Pilsen malt. According to Beer Smith, my estimated (calculated) mash pH is up around 5.69 which is far too high. I'd like it to...

Thank you! I did some adjustments and it appears to be better now, actually. I'll keep an eye on it. Thanks for the response.

I recently got some brand new Perlick 630ss faucets. They've worked pretty nicely, however with a strange issue. After closing the tap, one or two slight drips follow immediately after. No big deal, normal behavior. However, the strange thing is that a lot of the time if I just wait for a bit...

Thank you for your replies. I understand the concepts behind what was said, but have a couple followups. Is this notion the same for batch sparging? Apologies for my ignorance, but to me, in an over simplified example, compare a tun where you add 5 gallons of sparge water and drain out all 5...

Thanks for the reply. However, the Est Mash Eff number is the same between both examples.

In regards to mash/lauter tun deadspace in BeerSmith, I have a couple questions. Assume a recipe with 12 lbs of malt, batch sparging. I have been messing around with the tun deadspace box to see how it affects the calculations. I am very confused, however, because BS doesn't seem to be...

That's so weird. You think the manufacturers would simply just test their product and provide a clear rating instead of leaving it up in the air. Doesn't seem like it would be that hard for them to scientifically test, even if it was just an estimate. Thanks for the info! What type of...

Interesting. Yeah it seems like with every article I read has a different opinion on what should be done and the resistances of each. This tubing was relatively expensive so I'm looking to get it right on the first try. I plan to go longer than necessary and trim back, but I'm trying to minimize...

Wow, really? That's disappointing to hear. What PSI are you at? At 10psi in my current system with vinyl, 5 ft of tubing seems to generally be fine so I'm unsure what length to go with with the Ultra Barrier Silver.

I have always used vinyl tubing in my keg setup and recently purchased some of the Ultra Barrier Silver 3/16" tubing. I can't seem to find a definitive resistance rating on the tubing. Some sites say it is the same as vinyl at 3 psi/ft and others say 2.2 psi/ft. Does anyone have the official...