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I'm going to agree with ajdelange. When I brewed yesterday, I tweaked numbers a few times in Beersmith and kept going back into the calculator in changing those volume numbers. None of the rest of the values changed. I do also want to give a HUGE thank you to ajdelange and...

Just wanted to drop in real quick and give a HUGE thank you to Denny! Brewed yesterday and following your advice gave me a 10 point increase in efficiency from 65 to 75%! It's no 80+, but I can be very happy with 75. Cresting over 80 will then make me ecstatic! I'm sure there are some other...

Just a quick thought. In regards to pickling lime and backing soda additions to increase pH, are we talking tsp's or tbls's at a time? Just a starting reference.

Awesome! Thanks, ajdelange!!!

Excellent! I've been reason things lately in regards to the drawbacks of chalk. I'll grab salts to go the other route when I head up to the LHBS real quick in a sec. I'll probably grab the other salts listed in EZ Water Calc in case someone else chimes in in regards to my previous question...

More thinking on my part. Syncing those Palmer numbers may not affect pH but do more for rounding flavors. Am I correct on that and just answered my own question?

Wow! Thank you SOOOO much! I have a blue lab pH meter that I use for work. So, I'm golden there. Just pull a sample at 15 min in, cool it, and verify pH, correct? I have gypsum and chalk on hand should I need adjustments. Any other recommendations, as I'll be running down the road to the...

HELP!!! Ok, so it's brew day and my first time building from RO water. I'm brewing a robust porter and using ez water calc 3.0. I plugged zeros into the whole water profile and then inserted my malts with their weight. estimated pH says 5.50. Does that mean I don't need to put anything into...

Sounds good. Thanks, Denny!

Excellent! Thanks for the quick response, Denny! Twice through the LHBS mill it is. I also think I will steer away from the traditional 1.25 qt/lb and settle more at 1.5 qt/lb of strike water; or should I really go more towards 1.75 qt/lb? Second, quick, question while it's on my mind. I...

First post here. I have to first say, "Thank you!" to all the pros and long term residents here! Though I've never posted till now, that's a good sign that most the information is being handled and taken care of with a simple search. After reading this whole thread, I suspect crush to be a...