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Are you talking "Sodium Metabisulfite" as an antioxidant? I think I remember reading a while back 1 of your post about trying this. So it is working for you then?

Oh and I forgot, brunwater was dead on my last brew. It told me 2 ml of lactic would bring the pH to 5.19. Brewersfriend said the pH would be 5.38. brunwater had been off just like you the last couples batch's so I didn't believe it this time, so I added the 2 ml lactic and guess what.... pH...

I have found all the mash predictors to be very close 1 time and then be off next. It you take the time to do a mini mash of say 15-20 grams of malt at least it gives you a starting point so you don't hopefully have the surprise you just had. I do it if I can find the time and it helps. I bought...

I use it along with Beersmith , Brun'water, and sometimes use Brewersfriend also if I find the time. I like to keep notes on which software comes close to my actual mash pH. Beersmith doesn't do mash pH predictions( next version maybe? ) but the others do. It's surprising how close 1 of them...

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Can you go into a little more detail on this, l have heard of people using ascorbic acid as an antioxidant. How strong of a solution does 1 use.

I brewed this beer and basically only changed the hops I hit mash pH at 5.45 and used hops that I needed to use up from 2014. Columbus at 15 for a little bitterness. Then equal parts Amarillo, Centennial and Cascade. Great recipe Braufessor! this is 1 fantastic beer ! I am...

Just happy I live in the mountains, the water here is awesome straight out of the tap, All I have to do is just remove the chlorine :mug: pH 7.7 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) Est, ppm 49 Electrical Conductivity, mmho/cm 0.08 Cations / Anions, me/L 0.8 / 0.6 Sodium, Na 14 Potassium, K...

I am brewing this today with a few adjustments, I replaced the flaked oats with golden naked oats and using Wyeast 1318 because it is what I have at the moment.

I condition my base grains which is usually a high percentage of my grist. Then I grind the last pound or 2 not conditioned to make sure there is no moisture left in the rollers. I brew in a confined area and it helps keep the dust down pretty well. I use 2% water and distribute evenly inside a...

Oh BTW this is my 2015 lot # also, I have to finish up my 2014 Mosaic first so I will definitely be monitoring this thread to see how yours are. Oh and also I just bottled a 5 gal batch of your NE IPA recipe Braufessor , I used Centennial, Cascade and Amarillo from Hop Heaven, the aroma just...

This is great to know, I emailed him and had him add a pound of Galaxy to my order, I have not opened any of the 7 pounds I received yet, at least this is good news Thanks! I noticed the same AA on my 2015 mosaic hops 8.9% , 2014 hops were 11.7% I don't know enough about hops to know how...

Oh wow, sorry to hear this TimH, I ordered 5 to 10 pounds from Hop Heaven last fall on a chance because I read a few people highly recommend him on other homebrew sites. Pretty well known people in the homebrew community too. They were wonderful hops!! Simcoe, Citra Mosaic,Columbus Amarillo...

I condition also, I just leave about a pound out to run through at the end

Sure, I will try. After everything is complete.. wort transfer, oxygenation etc. I wrap the elastic opening of the paint strainer bag around the top of the bucket. The bottom of the paint strainer bag does kind of float on top of the wort. I have a 12" stainless steel thermowell inserted into my...

Here is what I do and for me it has had pretty good success. I ferment right in the bottling bucket. I use something I bought from Williamsbrewing I use on the back of the spigot http://www.williamsbrewing.com/INVERT-TUBE-BACKNUT-P179.aspx I attach a 5 gallon paint strainer inside the...

Thanks for that info, learn something new every day.

Yes I learned my lesson, small test mash like you always suggest so no more surprises. The only change to this IPA was the 2 row and 2 or maybe 3 oz less of acid malt that I should have added. Thanks

Yes I was surprised at the dates on the grains also but the 1 beer I made so far with it was pretty good. I'm just getting into this part of brewing so I don't know if this is normal for the age of grain or not. I don't know if the higher pH caused it but it was a very hoppy IPA and it just...

Lol seems I need to learnhow to post an image:confused: