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Mash pH - Hard Water Treatment for Brewing Beer

Posted in October 5th, 2008
by Brad Smith in Homebrewing

For many years I never worried about balancing pH or even what my water profile was when brewing.  After all, the beer was fine and most of the time I was brewing with extract, so pH did not matter much.
However once I started all grain brewing, the water I brewed with suddenly started to matter.  [...]

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Brewing Water - Hard or Soft?

Posted in August 24th, 2008
by Brad Smith in Homebrewing

Brewing water plays a very important role in the flavor of your homebrewed beer.   Knowing the character of your local water source as well as how to adjust it to improve your beer is a critical skill, particularly for more advanced brewers.
Water impacts beer in three ways.  Water ions are critical in the mashing process [...]

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