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Thanks Kadmium, I can't for the life of me see why I would add chalk, other than to increase pH if the mash pH was too low, will try without next time I brew a pomme ale. On the sparge water pH I typically use 20L+ in a 20L mash as my boil off is usually around 8L. to end with 24 L in the...

You don't live in Melbourne do you

Most likely civil unrest and looting if Trump wins. Though the war of independance was to rid them of tyrannical oppression, if the marksist wins it could be re-run I suppose.

I re-wrote my post a few times to make sure I wasn't being aggressive in response to you as I did think your assumption that I was blindly replicating Burton water was a little short, it is difficult to pick up the intended nuances in typed responses like this which would be obvious if we were...

Your assumptions are wrong but you dived in with them anyway, I add about 1g of chalk to the mash for English beers, bitter and mild specifically. I add gypsum epsom salts too. For some other beers I don't add anything for american pale ales I add gypsum and epsom salts. For lagers I add calcium...

How much am I adding?

I add chalk (dissolved in carbonated water) to simulate Burton water not to raise pH, same with gypsum, epsom salts and salt. I adjust pH with lactic acid if required, if it's 5.4 or even 5.5 I don't try and correct it. I adjust sparge water pH to 4.4

I think hard water is pretty good for hoppy pale ales to, check out Burton water. Lagers don't need such hard water. I live in Melbourne so the water here is pretty soft, I filter through a carbon filter which doesn't take long and add gypsum, epsom salts, salt and chalk for hoppy pale ales...

Yep run the pump full flow to whirlpool and chill, I agree that is the problem, I've just gone back to using a couple of hop spiders and everything is good again.

I have used on in both mash tun and kettle. It seems to work really well in the mash tun to collect the wort evenly across the grain bed and I get very high mash efficiencies. I have stopped using it in the kettle as I am able to clog it up a treat even with whirl-pooling etc and cannot run it...

Just trying a stout from these guys, it's very chocolaty and perfect for the weather today

Will this tap Fermenter Tap - Adjustable Spout with Bulkhead fit the cap on these bladders? 10 x 20L Hot Fill Wine/Wort Cask Bladder - Hot Cube Alternative (Irradiated)

I was just thinking how patient Mark is helping out beginners who won't start in a sensible way, IE baby steps. I think it is good to take advice, which Miran has done but struggle to see how anyone serious about all grain wouldn't read about and understand the basics of mashing malted vs...

That's quite a set-up, have you done a leak test with water? For summer drinking a hefeweizen is great, 50 to 67% pale wheat malt, balance pilsner, bitter to 10 IBU with Halleteau Mittlefruh hops. Use WLP 300 or 351 yeast

I once made a hef with 1/3 marris otter 2/3 wheat malt, didn't like it as much as 1/3 vienna or pilsner malt I think 1/2 pale ale malt will be ok although it wouldn't be my first choice. I generally use pilsner now and did a deccoction mash last time which gives it just a nice amount of...

Pet bottles, squeeze all the air out before you fully tighten the cap not sure it makes any difference but it makes me feel better about it

Probably best to not put silicon or other chemicals in you bung hole just carefully apply TP as appropriate

I think Charlie used to drink out of the drip tray

It's what you do when you give 110%