Recent content by jodyer

This is an old post that I wanted to refresh. I spent Christmas at a ranch in Tuscon, drinking Papago Orange Blossom, that encouraged me to make this. I followed the above recipe, more or less. With my typical efficiency, and shooting for 1.050 - 4.56# White Wheat 4.12# 2- row 10 oz Light...

My thanks for all the smart answers. Looks like I have some more reading and experimentation ahead of me. I am using lactic acid (in the mash water, and sparge water) as my main acid, and canning lime to alkalize (added into the mash) to pull my ph up or down as needed. Interestingly, my...

Hi there. I'm new to the water adjustment game, and I'm sorting out some differences in my mash pH with regard to the predicted pH with BrunWater vs my actual measurement. For my past 3 brews, below, have given me an average variance of -0.31 from the predicted amount. ie Brown Ale: predicted...

Thanks for the input. I'll let you know how it turns out. Always looking for a way to make brew day faster. John

I was making a full 5 gal boil batch of the Urca Vanilla Porter from: http://beersmithrecipes.com/viewrecipe/1137/urca-vanilla-porter The recipe only used Willamette hops at 30 minutes and Centennial hops at 10 minutes remaining. While I often use late extract additions, using the same...