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Thanks much for the offer. After doing some searching I found all the explanations in Priceless brewing info. It's a very helpful page that I didn't see before. It should answer all my questions but if not I'll let you know. One question you could help me understand is how does the priceless...

Ok not sure but what I found is on the original entries into the Priceless software it gave me 8.85 gallons. That's what I started with. The next day after I entered my numbers I see the water amount was 8.35 gallons. Not sure what is going on. If I would have used 8.35 gallons I would have been...

Thanks. I don't do a sparge but I do squeeze like no end. I just looked back at my notes I made from some discussions with Pricelessbrewing. He told me to average the post-boil SG with the SG after I squeezed and enter it in the Measured Mash Gravity cell. Hope I wrote that down right. The...

I'm still trying to get a grasp on the program. You mention my efficiency was up. What do you mean by that? Which entries for estimate values are you referring to? I still don't get what the difference is between the measured mash gravity and the measured pre-boil gravity. Could you...

Since last December I have done 6 batches through my home built E-kettle BIAB system. I had to take a break after the first three after I found my water was extremely hard. RO system installed and back brewing. I'm still trying to dial my numbers in. I'm having issues with my boil-off rate so...

I posted about using Vienna Malt. After I read your post I revisited the Tallgrass website to see what they listed for Buffalo Sweat. I may have read this wrong. Here is what they listed for malts. Malts: Brewer’s Malt, Goldpils/Vienna, Victory, Carapils, Roasted Barley, Black Malt Being...

I brewed this from the recipe that is listed in the northern brewers link early this year. I love the beer and when I tried it side by side it was not even close to the original. This was before I had my water tested. I found my water extremely hard so so my mash pH was very high. I installed a...

I went from 75% to 80% RO and that brought my pH to 5.54 and I'm in the green. I can also change the calcium chloride from .5 to .55 and my calcium will be 71 and the chloride will be 98 with a pH of 5.53 if that helps. Again thanks.

Here's my change. Thanks so much for your input on this. As simple as this seems to be I get lost trying to find what profile my water should be for the different styles of beer I make. I guess reading and experimenting should get me there but it's great to have so many people willing to...

I do have a pH meter so I can test. That will be the next thing I need to research. What to add if my pH is off when I brewing. As you can see by my previous post I'm back to playing with different dilution percentages. 75% RO seems to be the lowest I can go maybe.

I ran some numbers using 50/50 mixture and was not able to get my pH in range. I did change it to 75 RO/25 and got the pH I'm looking for but wonder about the other numbers.

Ok, I got rid of the chalk. Would this be better. My pH is still in the range.

When I first started playing with Bru'N Water I tried 50/50 and still struggled getting the numbers right. My Mg is also pretty high. I thought it would be easier going pure RO. I'll play with the numbers some more. Thanks for your input.

I have posted a few threads in regards to my well water and brewing. I had a water test run by Ward Labs and asked for help with water adjustments. I have had much help and most input was to use some or all RO water due to to the hardness and other levels of my well water. I recently purchased a...

I have been playing with Bru,N Water for a few weeks. Starting to get the hang of it. I had been trying to correct my well water but many on this forum say It's just to hard and very high in alkalinity and Mg. I decided to install a RO system. Now that I have it in need to understand what I need...

Not to hijack your thread but I'm in the same position as you are. I've read a lot about water and after my tests results came back and found my water extremely hard decided to install a RO System in my house. Now I need to learn how to make the RO water right for brewing. This should help me...

Thanks for your input on this. I was hoping to get some help with using the Bru'n Water software. This is the program most people on this site directed me to. Thanks and I'll keep asking about the program.

Correct me if I'm wrong here. The corrections I made using the Bru'n Water spreadsheet corrects most of my water issues but does not address or correct alkalinity? If that is correct now I understand the need for 100% RO water. I'm new at this so it's taking a bit to understand everything. I was...

Ok, I understand some of what you are saying but I'm lost to a point. I made my adjustments from the program Bru'n Water and felt with the dilution of my water with 50% RO and what I added got my water pretty close to the profile I was shooting for. I'm not sure how to attach the actual Bru'n...

I also did a lot of reading about squeezing. I ended up making this squeeze board setup and it saved my hands and arms. I squeeze like a mad man.