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Hi everyone, I've done some good research and started using beersmith and ezwatercalculator. I've attached an excel file with the ezwatercalculator and made some adjustments. I still feel that I'm not positive my adjustments are correct and will not make some crazy beer even though everything...

Thank you for the link for tastes and information about mash pH. The water source and pH were my first concern but I was kind of talked down by the local guys at our brew supplier. They rationalized that many people use Detroit's water system and don't use any additives. Maybe the problem is...

We seem to have some kind of metallic or strange taste in our last few beers. Strangely enough, the taste only seems to come through with lighter beers such as pale ales or IPA. Our other darker beers such as a stout, irish red, and porters don't have this taste. I'd imagine that the taste is...

So we bit the bullet and opened it up to get a taste. We currently don't have a hydrometer since I recently broke it (going to happen sooner or later...). We could definitely taste the strong alcohol and if I didn't know any better, I did not taste anything out of the ordinary. My brother...

My thoughts exactly...

Hi everyone, me and my crew have brewed probably 25 batches so far so were not beginners by any means. This is probably our 10 all grain batch and were suspecting the worst (first and hopefully last). So we brewed this >1.1 OG beer with 3 packets of Wyeast and a starter so there should have...

Awesome, thanks guys, now I know what to look for.

An hour? I guess I didn't know too much about the aquarium pump idea in the first place... Thanks man.

First off I would like to thank everyone for suggesting the plate chiller as it has worked AWESOME. My next step is a better aeration system that offers little to no more work. Before I offer a plan, I want to iterate that my current system gravity feeds the hot wort into the plate chiller...

Thanks everyone, I think the Plate chiller route is definately the best way to go since I won't need a pump or have to worry about more copper and ice... etc Thanks again!

Awesome, thanks for the help. Now I know a few names and that it works!

Hi everyone, I would like to first thank everyone for participation in the site and the fact that this site exists for homebrewers new and old. Me and my family are getting more serious into homebrewing, and my engineering knowledge and lack of time calls for more serious upgrades for more...