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I know it sounds weird, but..... I read that commercial brewers save late addition hops, such as in the whirlpool, which are pretty much not sapped of their alpha acids at all, and they throw them in as the next batch's early addition hops (because who cares if the flavor/aroma oils are gone...

WelshPaul, I am carbon filtering the water to take care of that stuff. pittsy, thanks for the info. I will try the iodine trick to see if I am in fact mashing for too little a time. Also, can you describe to me the benefit of raising the mash temp for the a last ten minutes?

Hi, I am new to the forum and would like to know if anyone has any pointers for my brewing process. Any helpful adjustments or suggestions for more efficient processes are welcomed! Thanks! ----------INGREDIENTS---------- oWATER 5½ gallons water 1 tsp gypsum salt oGRAINS 11...

Hi. I am new to the forum and an intermediate skill level brewer. I wrote out my process to review as I brew for the sake of consistency. There are some pieces of wisdom in there that I've picked up from all sorts of places, as well as undoubtedly some errors. If anyone would like to review it...