wyane
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Hi all -- while still on the early to mid parts of the procession-to-all-grain continuum is it worth considering what's in the water and if it's worth modifying?
Do you add stuff (other than malt) to lower the pH of your hops boil? Do you check the pH of the boil? The town water?
I did a couple of batches where I boiled and cooled the water for about half of the 23L wort. Then though I might just be boiling away nutrients that the yeast need. As it went, I didn't notice any difference with the ferment or taste of those brews. Does anyone use packaged or boiled water as part of the brew?
Anyway, I stopped boiling/purifying water other than that in the kettle.
Then I read the HTB book about salt additions and looked up the water quality thingo for our area and my head asploded.
So does a kit and extract brewer need to bother? Maybe just with stouts or darker brews?
Cheers
Do you add stuff (other than malt) to lower the pH of your hops boil? Do you check the pH of the boil? The town water?
I did a couple of batches where I boiled and cooled the water for about half of the 23L wort. Then though I might just be boiling away nutrients that the yeast need. As it went, I didn't notice any difference with the ferment or taste of those brews. Does anyone use packaged or boiled water as part of the brew?
Anyway, I stopped boiling/purifying water other than that in the kettle.
Then I read the HTB book about salt additions and looked up the water quality thingo for our area and my head asploded.
So does a kit and extract brewer need to bother? Maybe just with stouts or darker brews?
Cheers