Recent content by Markdark60

Ok cool, it's starting to get clearer now. http://www.brewersfriend.com/homebrew/water-profiles/ This is where I found the water report, I used the first listing for Baltimore MD which says its ward labs but the consecutive listings for Baltimore do not state they are from Ward Labs and they...

So if it lists SO4 -2 instead of SO4 - S I don't multiply by 3? Meaning my sulfates are actually 6? I guess I am kind of confused when it comes to Alkalinity listed in the report, if I add lactic acid to lower the mash PH is that lowering the listed Alkalinity or is that separate from the mash...

Wow! That was quick. Thanks everyone! That post helped a lot Yooper =) I think I may just add a tsp of gypsum and see how it goes because my stout was rounder than I had expected which turned out to be really good but not so much in the IPA. I've been mashing at 151-152 degrees so I was...

Hi All, I am new to all grain and have been trying to use Brewers Friend water calculator. I know I probably shouldn't be messing with my water at this point but please humor me. The main reason I am even messing with it is because my hoppy beers have all been kind of bland in the flavor...

That must be the issue because I was looking at pictures of grain crushes and I'm pretty sure mine was crushed correctly. I'll try preheating next time. I didnt realize that you could lose that much heat. Thanks again.

I use the mill at my lhbs, i asked one of the people there and they said they only run it through once but maybe I need to do it twice, I assumed the cooler wouldnt lose that much heat with the insulation but I guess that could be part of the problem. Next time ill try crushing them twice and...

The cooler is cylindrical, I haven't checked the temperature during the mash I just put the lid on and left it so that could be the issue, I also didn't know about preheating it. Does that just involve putting mash temp water in it for a while first? I have baltimore county water that I looked...

Hey All, I recently switched to All Grain. I have calculated my last brews efficiency to about 51% and am unsure as to why it is so low. My last brew was an IPA, I used about 13 lbs of grain. I use a 10 gallon cooler with a false bottom. I added 5.2 gallons of 163 degree water in and then...

I am in a similar situation, I tried my IPA a few days ago (only a week after bottling). The first taste was great but the after taste was astringent and not a pleasant hop bitterness. I am going to give it more time as I thought that it might just need to mellow out. The other thing I thought...

Where are the simcoe and citra? New to all this but i believe if u look on the flyingdogales.com site they list northern brewers, simcoe, cascade, and citra, also they list the specialty malt as 120L, am i confused or were they left out on purpose or something.