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Point taken though. Something is needed and the software would help.

No profile, just a shot in the dark TBH. My dark beers are good, typical for London water and the initial taste with the Gypsum is excellent ....... then theres the Gypsum aftertaste.

If I'm not too late

Yeah could be. I'll give it a go....... any chance it might drop out?

When I first started 1.012 (from 1.040) was Ok but was not all it should be. You wont get bottle bombs, you might get a really nice beer! but nowadays I'd be looking for 1.008 - 1.006 from an OG of 1.040

I did try a teaspoon (about 4 grams) initially but even lowering to about 1/2 a spoon, about 2 grams, i can still taste it! Thats in the mash on a 23L brew

My light beers really improve when I add Gypsum. Apart from the fact I can taste it! I get more malt flavour, more hop flavour and this terrible dryness / gypsum taste. Guess the answer is don't use Gypsum ....unless you know different?

I've had an infection. Only 1 in 93 brews but I knew the moment i open the shed door. No need to even take the lid off. No idea how it happened though.

How much are you looking for Patch?

When tea was made with a teapot and loose leaves there was a whole ritual to the 'Brewing' process and probably some craft involved but nowadays, when we just drop a teabag in a cup, does anyone call that brewing? I think not.

Yeah, blimey. 9 years old and still kickin ! Anyway, I sometimes wish I'd used a blow off tube (some yeast goes mad at the start) but normally the airlock is fine and I do kinda like the bloop bloop sounds :)

You might get bottle bombs or at best you'll get 'gushers'. Early on I had a few gushers, they were almost impossible to drink and that was because I was only going down to 1,012 where I should have been down to about 1,008. Nowadays I've improved and expect (depending on yeast etc) 1006

Water report would be nice but even without one PH is easy to get right. Get some narrow band test strips (about 4.8 - 6 PH) they're not expensive. All you do is add 5 ml of lactic acid to the strike water and dip a test strip in the Tun about 15mins into the mash. Then adjust the amount of...

I've just noticed the small brewery near me (Orbit Brewery) lists 'Oats' as one of it's ingredients ......... and that's in a American style Pale Ale !!

I guess mouthfeel might suggest thick and creamy ......... like Guinness used to be. Or maybe it still is - I haven't had one for while.

I'm glad this came up. I did several brews with Oats and I should do some again. Some of my best early brews had oats, I got great results roasting them too! Think I did a step mash with them ...... must check my notes aunsure.... Sorry Big D, I'm not really answering you question, but I hope...

Ah OK thanks for that Baron. That was going to be my next question ........ How much should I use?

Has anyone bothered with them? I was going to order some Wheat Malt and I noticed the MaltMiller suggests using the Husks in Wheat !

hahahhaha .......... I'm laughing but I did once have bird poop on my hops asad1

I use these. Add a weight, steam in a pan, then add hops.