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    Water chemistry actually matters....

    Are you saying to cut my well water with RO then?
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    Water chemistry actually matters....

    I only bottle 1 corona bottle for display and to observe the clarity, color, and other visual aspects of the beer. Otherwise I brown bottle. I think I will use RO water for my next brew and see if I notice a difference. I know I have a high iron content as well which I hear has detrimental...
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    Water chemistry actually matters....

    I’m not noticing any flavor from it at all. I used it on the next two batches and actually tasted my water after adding it and couldn’t sense any change. Good to know about the darker grains adding more to acidity! Thanks
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    Water chemistry actually matters....

    I have heard the criticism of 5.2 before, but it did do something to my pH as I tested it as I was adding it. I was literally using fish tank pH measuring strips which only test down to 6 so perhaps the 5.2 is able to bring it down to the 5.8 that Silver is talking about? Either way, I’ll be...
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    Water chemistry actually matters....

    First time brewing 2 months ago and I dived in head first. All-grain SMaSH 10 lbs 2-row and 6 oz Cascade with my own never-been-tested recipe. I didn’t have a mash-tun or a BIAB so I just poured the grain into some cheesecloth, tied it up, and steeped it for an hour in some hot water (around...
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