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I kegged the blonde a few days ago, final gravity was 1.010, forced carbonation for 2 days. Adjusted the co2 down and have drawn off 3 half full pints . I’m impressed with the flavor it has , I can’t really explain how it fermented over 10 days. But it tastes great, my wife, who is not a beer...

Wow , all good information here.I’m starting to understand the whole chemistry involved. I brewed an Irish Red this morning and my strike and sparge water was the same brewing salt concentration, I was very conservative on my brewing salts additions, didn’t want to get crazy on any particular...

My main concern was to adjust my water to an acceptable mash ph . Previously , I used city water, which I made good and great tasting beers. 3 years ago I moved to the country with a well and a softener, then had to buy spring water. I never worried about ph on city water because the beers...

I have my Buckeye Hydro RO system up and running. I have my recipe in Brewfather and calculated out my salt additions. 1) When and where do I add the salts? All in to mash ? 2) Add into strike and sparge water? 3) All into strike water? 4) I don’t have any way to measure Ph , so I’m just...

I always will fill a pint glass half full of one beer , then fill it up with another. Usually like pale ale and a brown ale , my own version of a black and tan . This way you experiment with the percentage of both beers and don’t ruin a whole keg. I have a large kegerator and 8 cornies on tap at...

I just put in an order with Buckeye Hydro for a premium RO system,100 GPD . Now I need to learn water chemistry . The past I have used tap water, then moved to the country with a well and softener, not good to brew with. I’m looking for a brewing program that is easy to use for RO Water...

I’m getting a bubble about once a minute. I would have to think the yeast is the problem. I don’t want to open up my fermenter for fear of introducing an infection. I ll leave it go for a week and see what happens. It’s out of my hands for now.

Just checked, 12 hrs after the second pitch , still no yeast activity. I have a Delta Brewing 14 gallon fermenter, it doesn’t leak . I have my Inkbird controller temp probe in the thermowell and over the last 8 hrs , the temperature inside has been slowly rising , so there is something going on...

I pitched the yeast on Monday about 3pm , it’s now about 40 hrs later and no yeast activity. I’m suspecting the yeast . I bought 10 packs online during the summer. Maybe they got too warm in transit? The expiration date on the package was 11-23 , so it’s not old. I always keep my yeast in the...

I brewed a Blonde ale yesterday, put in 2 packets of SO-5 for a 10 gallon batch, temperature was 76F. This morning , I’m not hearing any bubbling. Opened up my chest freezer/ fermentation chamber and I smell bananas. First time in 5 years brewing all grain that I have a bad batch. Never dealt...

I’m guessing the safest route to go is to dilute 50/50 with distilled water. With that in mind , I’m assuming that the values would be cut in half . Correct? If so , then is the water useable? Then if anything, what should be added ? I’m trying to brew a beer from the house well water from my...

I just received my water report from Ward labs and would like you opinions on whether it would be good for an Amber ale. Feel free to suggest any additions that I would need. l need to learn about water makeup and ph , any suggested reading that would help me to understand what is good and...

Just checked out Rite- Brew , great prices , dry yeast prices are super low . I’ve had it with Northern Brewer , last order was a bunch of thin plastic bags, many of which were hanging out of the box because it was poorly sealed. 1 wrap of cellophane tape over the ends of a 40 lb order. I blame...

I’m excited about this brew, to say the least. I didn’t read through the whole thread but is there a special water profile for this? I plan to brew this soon with my local water to see how it comes out. Then the second time I brew , I’ll use water that I brought back from a 450 ft limestone well...

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I was thinking JB Weld , but their website says it has not been tested for food or beverage.

I have used safale 05 and Nottingham , I prefer Nottingham, gives my beer a clean , crisp finish.

I take 3 cornices and my 5 lb co2 to west Texas hunting every fall.👍

Thanks Inkbird,👍