Gypsum - Is it required for non AG?

[ScottM]

One of the recipes I followed called for Gypsum to be used. I didn't question it as I had no idea what the stuff was. Now that I'm looking into bulk buying my additives I've just read that this is more of a water treatment for AG brewing to help with the mash?

Is there any reason to use this when extract brewing? Would be a tenner I could chop off my shopping list :)

 

[Mark1964]

personally i wouldnt bother. Its the water that gets treated first of all before mashing. When we used extract we never bothered

 

[graysalchemy]

Isn't important for alpha acids as well as I usually make an addition in the boil depending on my water.

 

[ScottM]

Nice little saving then

Thanks guys :)