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Hello all, I am in an area of very hard water (>250ppm) and was looking at a 3-stage RO filter to dilute my water for pilsners. Recently, I've been boiling to soften which is going to be crazy expensive. I'm wondering which one to go for. I was looking at the following: Option 1 (£55) Option 2...

I get my water report from thames water and they quote deviations about mean in concentration of minerals between samples so ive got pretty good confience that the Cl and SO4 are 25-30ppm each. Will try boost them up a bit. I had found that before making any adjustments my beers did lack a lot...

THANKS! will adding CaS04 and caCl also help? My water also happens to be really low in chlorides and sulphates so i dont think I'll making it too minerally by adding that in

I'm in an area with LOADS of chalk in the tap water so my alkalinity hardness is over 200ppm. What have people found is the best way to remove alkalinity from water? Ive boiled and cooled but still need to add quite a lot of lactic acid (6ml to 15 litres strike water) just to reach a mash pH of...

Added ~20ml to 20L batch. Tried an online calculator accounting for water chemistry and it recommended less than 5ml addition lol... Beer tastes very overly sour and white bubbly pellicles start appearing a few days after krausen settles out.

Have just looked back over my notes and realised that there was another common factor with spoiling batches. I think i have been adding too much lactic acid! Tested my pH meter in buffering solution and realised that after i calibrate it, it will automatically turn off and then totally lose the...

Its a counterflow chiller, so wort goes through one pipe and cold water goes in the opposite direction

I think my sanitation procedure is quite clinical. Normally run warm PBW for a few hours after brewday, circulating through the wort chiller and then followed by boiling water circulating for half an hour or so. Ill soak fermenter in PBW overnight before and then keep it in starsan from the...

Relatively new to brewing and have done about 15 brews total now but have had recurring infections on 3 out of the last 4 batches but never before. I always felt like before i got away with a lot of unsanitory practice and beer turned out fine (although still with a couple of moderate off...