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Wow thanks for the explanation I think I’ll start using RO water and adding in what I need. Thanks for all the help. Cheers.

@ajdelange How would I go about decarbonating my Well Water before use? Thanks.

I did not multiply, good catch. Thanks.

Yes I have two sources one from the city which is my Tap Water and the other is from a well we have on the property. Sorry for the confusion. Thanks.

I had no other info prior to sending into Ward for a brewers test.

Just got my reports back from Ward Labs and entered into BeerSmith I still need to run the numbers either in BeerSmith or Brew N Water and order supplies before my next brew day.

Could I still do this if I left my blow off tube and a jar to catch it in exposed?

Yes for sure a mill is on my list and the fact I’ll be able to save money by buying in bulk is a huge plus for me. Thanks.

You could always mash w less and then pour over the bag of grains until you get the right amount before boil. This is what I have done before and it works great. I usually heat up as much as I can and then pull off 1-2 gallons to sparge w and put in a cooler to keep it warm until my mash is...

Follow up: I brewed yesterday and made lots of changes. I tried another HBS and seemed my grains were crushed finer, I had them mill it twice. I got another 1.5lb of grains, I mashed lower (148) for longer (90), pour over sparged, squeezed the bag a boat load and added some campden tablets to my...

Have you tried SoCo Homebrew? They still include real good in their recipes and not the HBU version like AHS does.

Thanks for the awesome advice!

I do use BeerSmith but it’s a new system that’s not in the profiles so I’m trying to fine tune it.

No sparge but on the next brew I will.

That’s what the recipe/kit from the hbs comes with. The stout had more than 8 lbs but all the others were 8 lbs.

5 gallon batches. About 7 pre boil and 6 post boil. 5.5 into the fermenter.

Ok guys I just got back into brewing this month after taking a year or so off for I’m guessing the same reason. I’ve upgraded my system to an all electric 240 brew in a basket system and still have issues. The first batch I hit great about 78% efficiency but since then it’s been all down hill...

4 lb German Pils 2 lb Smoked 2 Row 1.5 Munich .25 Carapils .25 Vienna

Yes it’s all mixed up. Thanks I’ll give it a shot. If nothing else I’ll throw something in the keg later. Or bottle it and send to competitions.

I didn’t realize the Helles I ordered contains 2 lbs smoked malts (no wonder it was so cheap) anyone had something like this before? Anyone have any ideas on how to cover the smoke up? Or will I like it? Thanks.