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An exerp from Palmers book on water (though I see no relation to malt crush and I’m unsure what’s meant by mash ratio). You can at...

Using those numbers as-is (i.e. "3.5" and "0.5") the "RA" of my water resolves to: "-8.3 as CaCO3". Oooh. Not quite sure what I'm going...

"RA"? I get the impression it's now much maligned and discredited? But John Palmer (author of "Water: A Comprehensive Guide for...

I'll give you some instructions to help with that ... 1. Load your refractometer as described in the instructions ... (blah, blah, blah...

I'm 50-year experienced AG brewer. Opposite me on the table is my first ever kit (Festival Razorback). Maybe I get to make it tomorrow...

Eh? So, you're slightly podgy, like to dress in skintight black wetsuit (with white bib), and enjoy snorkelling about in small (freezing...

Okay. I think I've corrected that in my last post. Brungard's outpourings have been integrated in my head for eons. I'm watching the...

@ChrisD123: Oops, I'm gaining criticism for not answering your original question right ... okay: Yes, your water is a great base, if...

It just proves that no good deed goes unpunished.

Who? Me? Ask @ChrisD123 if I've hijacked his thread. And, if no-one noticed, I never promoted my "Defuddler" prior to post #12! I'd...

You can. Try to explain how it's done ... then you can earn yourself the reputation I've seemed to have gained of being "confusing". And...

Yes, it annoys me to have to work so hard to show things are so simple. That spreadsheet I talk of has required loads of my time and...

That what @Galena posted is a giggle ... someone saying John Palmer's book is great ... for falling asleep with! 💤 I wouldn't bother...

See those last two lines? "Hardness", and. "Soft". Take a thick black pen and put a line through them both. They are of no practical...

Having the entire amount of water treated and heated to "strike temperature" (which will be much lower than if using a smaller amount of...