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but ppm is a unit within a solution, no? Can mg/kg be converted to a measurement of a solution? It's been a long time since I was in any formal science so I am acknowledging how much I have forgotten.

I think 1 ppm is nearly equal to 1 mg/L. I presume mg/kg is a typo/mistake. But if it’s not maybe someone here more experiences if familiar with that.

I’m going to say it’s the corona thing. I am realizing the tastebuds come back at different stages and certain “tastes” get back to normal before others. Our tongues are divided into zones and certain tastebuds are in particular locations. Sour is its own spot and is a different tastebud than...

Thanks a lot. I find Palmer's book a little confusing when he gets into the more in depth explanations so I have concentrated on the table on pg 134. Some google searches suggested that hardness was impacted with some salt additions. I'm glad to hear I can stop thinking hard about that. I have...

“It” would be the recommended amounts of alkalinity . I’m guessing I either missed the 5 gal / was stuck on everything I was reading using g/gal calculations or something I read about calcium chloride suggests alkalinity would be brought up too high.thanks for pointing out the 5 gal part I missed.

Hah best piece of advice I’ve had all day lol

Will the inclusion of Gypsum and CaCl / CaSO4 bring it above recommended? I only ask because Palmer's book how to brew suggests no higher than 100 ppm alkilinity, no more than 120 in darker beers but the salts I picked up, gypsum and epsom, would bring it to over 250 if I added 1g/gal each. This...

How does all that work with Palmer's suggestion of 50-150 ppm? how to brew book says calcium ".. is vital to many of the biochemical reactions in fermentation...". I am in a similar boat as the OP and trying to figure out how salt additions really work

Thanks! Does acidulated malt work instead of lactic acid? I think I have read 1%? Does calcium chloride add to the hardness ppm or am I getting that confused with calcium sulfate?

I contacted the human selling the picnic tap 2.1 and I have to say he's awesome. Super quick, lots of info, and it's like talking to a real human. Totally refreshing and I believe him when he says he just wants people to enjoy beer and brewing and not gauge them. I'm definitely ordering from...

I just got my water report back from Ward's lab and I'm a bit surprised it has changed as much as it has. I'm on a well and I knew it would, but it was still a bit surprising. We even have an iron filter. I am a bit disappointed as I really didn't want to have to buy water for beer. Adjusting...

great. thank you.

Is the brewing secret? or the drinking? lol

the timing of this thread is impeccable. I was cleaning out my beer room and barely brushed my sleeve against my tap on my 1 gal mini keg. poured beer everywhere. I’m curious if they claim that this doesn’t happen is accurate. Can Anyone back this up? I’m not impressed with the tap set up so...

I did boiling water when I first bought the old one and it seemed fine, but you also have to pull it out to read it so if its not in the liquid perfectly it can be tough to get an accurate reading. I haven't with the new one yet. The new one is 5 F increments however so it is hard to read. I...

great thank you!

I actually just bought a new thermometer because I am not sure I can trust the one I have. I generally check it every 10 min when I mash. I used my new one today and they were not syncing. The old may have been ~5 F off however the new one is hard to read. Since I was already aiming to mash a...

I have a spike solo that I typically use but it’s too cold in my shop from November through February. So I bought the BIAB so I could do small batches and play with ingredients to better familiarize myself. I am guessing too much flour would cause some stuck lautering. I actually haven’t found...

It's next on my list. I have been trying to find the best middle of the road mill, prefurably with one that has a decent hand crank. I like things to work away from electricity too. The grid is bad here. I'm taking suggestions if you have any. NB's crush sometimes is so bad it doesn't even look...

There was discussion earlier that my OG was very low. My eyes saw a 1.068 on brewfather so I didn't think too much of it but then it was pointed out that it should have been a lot higher. Brewfather actually said 1.088 when I looked closer, hence the conversation about the crush. I am assume on...