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I had a similar issue, but it seemed like the act of taking the hydrometer reading agitated it enough and it started going again, eventually finishing up right on target. Maybe agitate a little, but be gentle as I believe too much agitation may oxidize the batch. I think the batch I referenced...

Thanks for the great info...Bru'n water has really helped me learn a lot. Good to hear the reported 42 bicarbonate looks weird to others as well. I was beginning to question my understanding (or my ability to enter numbers into a spreadsheet). As far as brewing goes, I have to dilute the...

I am looking at the water report recieved, and using various spreadsheets to perform calculations (mainly because I am curious at this point). I am coming up with some variances in Alkalinity that don't seem to make sense. Here is what the water report has. Bicarbonate 42 Calcium 26...

That is exactly what I was looking for. Much appreciated!

I am attempting to use Palmer's spreadsheet to calculate water quality adjustments and want to make sure I am interpreting the results/adjusting properly. I am brewing a Belgian Wit, and therefore looking for a more "balanced" profile. I am targeting an SRM of 3 (2-4 per BCBJ style guidlines)...

Many calculators suggest an increase in the recipe grain bill when batch sparging...When the grain amounts are increased is this applied to all the grains (specialty grains, etc) or just the base grain? For example: if a recipe calls for 9lbs X, 8 oz Y, 12 oz of Z Would all be increased...

Thanks! I will stop worrying about it...

While boiling the wort from an extract kit outside on a propane burner, numerous gnats found their way into the boil. I removed all those I saw during the cooling process. If there are some I missed, will this cause problems during fermentation (off flavors, contamination,etc.) Has anyone...