I screwed up yesterday making a sweet stout. I am on a softener so bought 8 gallons of spring water. According to calculator I would need to add in 5 grams baking soda, started adding to mash water and realized I had sea salt and not baking soda. Ended up adding 400 mg to mash of 3 gallons spring and one gallon softened before I noticed it did not look like baking soda. Damn. Live in the middle of bfe so had to add the other 3 spring water and another gallon softened after mashing. Will this still taste good?
Two lessons learned from this, one, don't be cooking while grabbing and measuring things for brewing. Two, and this is why 8 gallons spring became 6, don't leave your water where your 19 yo son can take and drink it.
Two lessons learned from this, one, don't be cooking while grabbing and measuring things for brewing. Two, and this is why 8 gallons spring became 6, don't leave your water where your 19 yo son can take and drink it.