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OK, so that brew session didn't go so well. The mash temp was fine, but when I attempted to mash out with half of my sparge water (2.35gal) at 197F, it only brought the mash temp up to 164. I then added 1.5gal of boiling sparge water which brought the temp up to 168F. The combined volume maxed...

Sorry, I thought I had mentioned that I'm brewing Gordon Strong's recipes and mashing at the recipe's indicated temp. I always take corrective measures when more than a degree off at dough in. Brewing his American Dubbel Brown this afternoon. The recipe calls to mash belgian 2 row, munich and...

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Just thought I would update this thread as a current comparison of my new well water profile after 5 months. I now have the time to brew again and would like to consider brewing with my well water. I would assume that any temporal variations would have stabilized by now. The well report was...

That makes sence! Thank you for the advice. I'm brewing wed and I will employ these methods into my brew schedule and let you know how the beer finishes up. Thanks again.

I'm sure you are super dialed into your system and produce consistantly good results. I'm just trying to brew a recipe and have my FG jive with the recipe's intended FG. So far I can't seem to accomplish that. Little frustrating, not knowing what my issue is. Do you think if I incorporate a...

Yes my hydrometer is reading at 1.000 at room temp. I also use a refractometer with atc during the brewing process before yeast.

I'm an all grain brewer with just 10 batches under my belt. I'm trying to figure out what part of my brewing process needs refinement and or adjustment. I brew 5 gal batches utelizing a 10 gal igloo cooler as my mash/lauter tun. All my batches over attenuate to some varying degree. My beers...

Wow! that's an insane amount of water. The well drillers provide very little information regarding post drilling conditions. I was advised to run my water for 1 day after they bleached the system. It was suggested to keep my eyes closed when showering for the first two days, ha ha! I presume...

Hi guys, just had a new well installed and I wanted to share the difference in water profiles. I thought this info could be interesting for comparison. My old well(original) was dug in 1970 at the time the house was built. The well casing was iron pipe of 2" diameter. Depth is not known, but...

I'm guessing there's no limits to how this strain can be used. I was thinking some sort of farmhouse or experimenting with a basic blonde ale then adding fresh herbs like thai basil, lemongrass, fresh ginger or lemon verbina(these flavors were also mentioned in the book) or possibly some sort of...

Thanks for sharing that article. Yes, the vile does state WLP644 Saccharomyces brux-like trois. I wasn't sure if this was a mixed yeast strain or what have you. Which lead to my inquiry. I'm certainly looking for a brett flavor profile with this recipe. I've never used any wild yeast strain for...

Hello, just finished brewing a beer that was intended to be a Belgium ale w Brett. My lhbs did not have WLP510 Bastogne Belgium Ale, so I had to sub with WY1388 Belgium Strong Ale. My recipe calls for WLP 650 Brettanomyces Bruxellensis to be added at bottling with the priming sugar. They...

Hello guys. I'm planning my second all grain batch this week. I have been looking at ez water calculator for water augmentation. I have a few questions using this software. Here's my recipe Belgium Ale w Brett 9 gal filtered brewing water 9# German pilsner malt 1.25# CaraMunich11 .75#...

Sounds like a plan..Just a few more questions. May I assume that distilled water can be used to dilute my well water in the event that RO is not available? I can't find RO water anywhere around here. I have been using Gerber Pure, water with minerals for taste. It contains purified water...

Thank you for the reply ajdelange. I find it remarkable that my well water may have had some incursion from a salt water source. I live 5 miles from the ocean, but only 1.5 miles from some back bay channels. We recently had a coastal Noreaster which caused major flooding in the nearby coastal...

Hello, just received my report and I'm trying to figure out what my next steps are for brewing adjustments. You guys always have expert advice and opinions so please take a look. My source is well water. I bypassed my two stage water softening system for this sample. I'm new to brewing but...