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Bwahaha yeah, those are different tastes in the bubbles man.
Also, the MPLS water is amazing, I'll continue to use tap water.
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Also, the MPLS water is amazing, I'll continue to use tap water.
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Biscayne aquifer, home of salt intrusion and radioactive drippings. Taste good though!
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If you guys are wondering how good or bad your water is, buy a TDS Meter
tds is total disolved solids, basically how much shit is in water. From zero, if you test it out with distilled water (b/c distilled water is pure h20), to holy shit, you're drink that?
Most of the RO (reverse osmosis) on amazon, brings the TDS down to 15.
Once i get a house, thats one of the first purchases for me, gonna hook an undersink RO directly to the fridge.
tds is total disolved solids, basically how much shit is in water. From zero, if you test it out with distilled water (b/c distilled water is pure h20), to holy shit, you're drink that?
Most of the RO (reverse osmosis) on amazon, brings the TDS down to 15.
Once i get a house, thats one of the first purchases for me, gonna hook an undersink RO directly to the fridge.
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if you're worried about minerals, get 6 stage ro system the extra stage is an akaline filter that adds minerals back in to the water, and rebalances ph.
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yea the ro system itself doesn't take up much room, it's the 5gallon storage tank that does.
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Going from all grain, yes. But if you use extracts, then it does not matter. I dabbled in full on grains and it was a pain in the ass. I liked using the extracts and then flavoring them with steeping additional roasted grains and hops. Made great beer.
You could literally use something like a pale extract and get any style of beer from it just using steeping.
You could literally use something like a pale extract and get any style of beer from it just using steeping.
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One, it's not just beer brewing, but coffee or even tea.
Two, extract brewing is the opposite of hard core brewing.
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I know, im just telling you how I did it. Like I said, I tried all grain and it was just a pain in the ass just to get to the point where the extracts were at at. I enjoyed shit like lagering, filtering, and kegging. Thats where my fun was at. I also liked making my own equipment or modifying shit to suite. Like the wart cooler I made from 1/2 copper tubing. I could get 6 gal of wart cooled to pitching temps in less than 5 min with tap water. Or the lagering fridge I made with a controller, could keep that fridge just above freezing for a month or more.
This was all back int the 90s though, when home brewing was in its infancy. I havent brewed an oz of beer in well over 20 yrs, lol. First came the wife then came the kids and all that shit kind of fell away. Still have all my shit tucked away in the basement shelves. Maybe Ill whip it out when my boys are old enough to have some brews with.
This was all back int the 90s though, when home brewing was in its infancy. I havent brewed an oz of beer in well over 20 yrs, lol. First came the wife then came the kids and all that shit kind of fell away. Still have all my shit tucked away in the basement shelves. Maybe Ill whip it out when my boys are old enough to have some brews with.
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Sodastream is a rip-off because of the proprietary cartridges. The diy version looks better to me.
How to Build a DIY Home Carbonation Rig
How to Build a DIY Home Carbonation Rig
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BTW, I got some sodium citrate and made the modernist Mac and cheese and it was excellent. Perfect cheese sauce that is super easy and you can use any cheese you want. I used extra sharp crumbly white cheddar that naturally melts horribly and the sauce came out great.
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Their proprietary refill system is still cheaper than buying a case of Perrier or San Pellegrino
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But then you are buying a sodastream from the man to start off. DIY is way better even if it is 10x as large and requires a $1500 welder in order to make. (not saying it does, just that a lot of DIY that I see does)
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