Crusty Old Shellback
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Hi all. So I've been brewing for over 10 years and am finally producing consistance batches. Also making wine from kits.
We recently retired and moved onto 3 acres up in the foothills of the Peterson mountains north of Reno Nevada at 5200 ft.
I haven't got my "brewery" set up yet, but working on it
I do have some questions/concerns.
1. Brewing at 5200 ft. I came from brewing at sea level. So what changes do I need to make in my mash and brewing process?
2. I am on a private well. Water report shows some iron in the water. Is this a big issue? Working on a iron removal filter anyways. I do use ph5.2 in my mash water.
3. I am on a private septic system. I'm concerned about my cleaning and sanitize water. Dump it out in the yard somewhere so it doesent kill the bacteria in my septic system.
4.mash grains. Lots of wildlife on the propertey. Can I put out the grains after my mash for the squirrels, rabbits, birds, deer, Bobcat to snack on? Or put it in the trash or compost pile when I start one?
I've been lurking around here for years. Now I'm here to seek advice and offer what I've learned from brewing.
TIA.
Crusty.
We recently retired and moved onto 3 acres up in the foothills of the Peterson mountains north of Reno Nevada at 5200 ft.
I haven't got my "brewery" set up yet, but working on it
I do have some questions/concerns.
1. Brewing at 5200 ft. I came from brewing at sea level. So what changes do I need to make in my mash and brewing process?
2. I am on a private well. Water report shows some iron in the water. Is this a big issue? Working on a iron removal filter anyways. I do use ph5.2 in my mash water.
3. I am on a private septic system. I'm concerned about my cleaning and sanitize water. Dump it out in the yard somewhere so it doesent kill the bacteria in my septic system.
4.mash grains. Lots of wildlife on the propertey. Can I put out the grains after my mash for the squirrels, rabbits, birds, deer, Bobcat to snack on? Or put it in the trash or compost pile when I start one?
I've been lurking around here for years. Now I'm here to seek advice and offer what I've learned from brewing.
TIA.
Crusty.