I had my water tested by Ward Labs, but I have no idea on how to interpret or where to begin adjustment. My goal is to brew different styles of beer. Milk stouts, IPAs and saison. I’d appreciate any suggestions. In ppm Ph 7.7 Ca- 40 Mg-5 Na- 57 S-4 Cl- 87 Total Alk, caco3- 88 Carbonate-...

Yes, in the process of putting together a herms and I don’t want to purchase smaller carboys when I already have about ten 5 gallon carboys leftover from wine making.

Yeah, I thought about pitching different yeast, but I dont think that splitting a 5 gallon batch into 2 five gallon carboys would be good or not with the extra head space. I can only imagine different dry hops in the secondary without oxidation. I’ve been considering 1 gallon stovetop smash...

5 gallon batches are the smallest I can make with these kettles. I’d like to make a couple smaller batches and keg into two 2.5gal kegs, so that I have more flexibility to experiment without a single 5 gallon brew. The only variation that I can think of is dry hoping differently when...

Good afternoon. I use a water ro/di water filter to build my brew water and I’m seeking suggestions on what the mash water chemistry for ca, chloride and sulphate should be like in a saison. I brew 5 gallon batches and this will be my first saison come spring in MA. I also need to read up on...

Wondering if there are any special requirements, (equipment setup) when using a HERMS system and Brewer’s Friend. Total water volume is a bit tricky with a Herms system, bc the entire HLT must be filled to covered the Herm’s coil and water adjustments, (salts/acid) need to be made for sparge...