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So any hops that go into the boil early are bittering hops ??

Light colored and hoppy Ion Profile in ppm Ca2+ Mg2+ Na+ Cl- SO42- HCO3- 75 5 10 50 150 0

IBU ??? If its too high .. what have I done wrong .. I followed the recipe and how did you work those figures out ?? Explain to me please on these IBU things ... as you can see am new to this grain brewing ( only done about 4 brews now ), but done loads of tinned stuff, but having moved on to...

I used marris otter instaed of Pale 2 row Buy Ingredients Hoppy Cream Ale Method: BIAB Style: Cream Ale Boil Time: 60 min Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume) Boil Size: 7.5 gallons Boil Gravity: 1.041 (recipe based estimate) Efficiency: 75% (brew house) Rating...

I live in Fleckney

Well Ive just put my hoppy cream ale into the keg..this is the second attempt at this recipe.. first was with tap water , and now with RO water ( + chemicals ).. now after the first attempt , I didnt like too much , the bitter taste ... thinking that , and after help from other brewers , the RO...

Whatever rocks your boat ... mains water here in the Midlands is ***** !!

Make it asap .. the longer you leave it before drinking the better .. and use bottled water from supermarket.... and use wilko spray malt instead of sugar ... cheers

Well .... done me brew today.. a few little mistakes along the way , but I reckon it should be good... we will see in a few weeks or so

I would suggest EZ Water Calc for starters, it's basic and easy to understand. Yeah thanks .. Ive looked at the calculator.. looks v good .. when it says add at mash , is that onviously when it is in the early stages of mashing ... and adding to boiler , is that when afer mashing, youve...

Ive got my RO water.. 7.5 gallons for Hoppy Cream Ale , to start ... Ive got my chemicals ready..Ive got the profile that I want ... so how do I determine how much of each chemical do I add before the start ??

I am going to try bottled water ... I will have to add chemicals to get the correct water... am also going to try R O water , which will also need to chemicals ... i am intent on getting it right ... tap water is rubbish .

If I use just bottled water ... will I need to add chemicals to it ??

I could use bottled water and tap water mixed toether to get required alkalinity and ph??

Ph is 7.36 and alkaline is 80ppm

Results are in ... after water report ... ph is 7.36.... alkaline is 80ppm.. and water is hard ... so what do you think ???

Is that gypsum and calcium chloride ??

Yes ... we only use RO water for marine fish

Does RO water provide good results ? My missus could also use it for her fish tank. And no .. not had a water report.

I reckon it always happens .. I thought that it would go over time .. but? If its alkalinity , what can I do ?? Our tap water is very hard, and I always run the water through a filter ( although I suppose this only reduces the chlorine )... I can buy bottled water , but 7 gallons is not cheap...