Water Chemistry

If you're an AG brewer do yourself a favor and pick this up along with a copy of your city's water report. Will improve mouthfeel of finished beer.

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November 11, 2012

Adam

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For All Grain you may need this

Depending on your water, you may need Sulfate, and you get that from Gypsum (CaSO4). Sufate provideds a sharper, fuller edge to highly hopped beers. So if you make IPAs (All Grain only), you may want to add 4 grams.

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December 1, 2012

Brandon

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Use with soft well water

I use the gypsum with every batch of beer that I brew. I have a 225 foot deep well that has excellent water for brewing and I use the water from outside spigot for the first three gallons and switch over to water from the kitchen tap from that point on. The water from kitchen is softened and I use the gypsum to balance enough hardness. Seems to work just fine.

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October 30, 2017

James W

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over 2 years ago

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Ca ions

I read that yeast like some Ca ions for optimum health. Seems to your work me.

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December 17, 2012

tim

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Adds Sulfate for all grain brewers

If you make extract beer, you don't have to worry about your water, other than Chlorine. If you are an all grain brewer you may need this._x000D_Sulfate adds crispness to your hop bitterness. But too much will make your beer taste minerally._x000D_I started with my local water report, then down loaded the Brun Water spreadsheet, and entered the beer style to come up with the needed amount of Sulfate. I suggest you start low, and add a tiny bit to your individual beer and see if you like the taste._x000D_

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January 15, 2013

Jude

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Sulfate

I'm an All Grain brewer and I use this to add Sulfate and a little Calcium to my brewing water for IPA and other highly hopped beers. I use about a teaspoon. The extra Calcium helps too.

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January 23, 2013

Ed

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Water chemistry

Good source of calcium and sulfate ions at a pretty low price.

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February 13, 2013

Nick

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for all grain brewers that use soft water

I use Gypsum when brewing All Grain IPAs and Pale Ales. I typically use 4 grams, measured with a precise scale. Depending on the style of the beer you are brewing, and the mineral _x000D_content of your water, you may need to add calcium and Sulfate, and Gypsum has both.

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March 11, 2013

Phoebe

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Good Stuff..

Used this to help with mash water ph, and worked great. Would recommened.

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March 18, 2013

Dale

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Wish it was resealable

Great addition to my all-grain brewing, and nearly impossible to beat for this price! The only thing that could improve this is if it came in a resealable package.

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April 1, 2013

Andrew

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All Grain water treatment

I use this to add sulphate to my brewing water, for hoppy beers like IPAs. I add a teas spoon at the start of the mash . It also has some Calcium which is needed

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April 14, 2013

SJ

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A must have for all grain brewers

This adds Sufate to the mash, which is needed for IPAs. _x000D_ For Extract brewing don't bother since the extract is presumably balanced. _x000D_You can experiment and add fractions of 1 gram to a glass, to see how it changes the hops perception.

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June 11, 2013

Will

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better beer

I use a little gypsum in my water whenever I brew a light colored beer. It helps to get my PH in line. I don`t seem to need it when I brew beer with color malts, but it definitely makes a difference in fermentation when I use it in my light colored beers. It is very specific to your water conditions, so you still have to test for PH.

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July 18, 2013

c-rod

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For hoppy beers

I like IPAs and Pale Ales and hoppy beers so I add some Sulfate. Sulfate adds crispness to the hop bitterness. If you add too much it will make the beer taste minerally. I add a tea spoon for the beers that need it._x000D_

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August 5, 2013

Redmond

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Good for all grain brewing

I use the Gypsum to add Sufate to accentuate the hoppiness in IPAs. I use a teaspoon or more.

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August 25, 2013

Chris

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I use it all the time for IPAs

When I adjust my water I add 4-6 grams to enhance the hoppiness. Just get a good scale because you don't want to be off by a quarter ounce.

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October 21, 2013

Dan

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A must for darker All Grain beers

Just recently bought this to adjust the water in my Porter. Product arrived quickly and was in tact. The 2 oz. bottle is enough for probably 20 batches or more when you consider that you're adding 1.0-2.0 grams per batch depending on your recipe. It's a no brainer at $2 and some change. Highly recommended. Bottles are also reusable and seal nicely.

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December 3, 2013

Aaron

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Makes your IPAs taste better

The Sulfate improves the hops taste and bitterness. I add a table spoon for a strong 10 gallon IPA.

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December 16, 2013

Hank

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Enhance hop character

I use 2 teaspoons my reverse osmosis water to boost the flavor of my highly hopped beers like India Pale Ales.

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January 28, 2014

Ohara

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SO GYPSUM-Y!!

It's white! It's powdery! It's got calcium ions AND sulfate ions! With enough of this fine gypsum, you could make a cast for a broken limb, or a sculpture of your favorite object. Instead, I just use mine in stuff. But for ALL YOUR GYPSUM NEEDS, this is the thing. Can't say enough about this gypsum.

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January 8, 2018

Dennis K

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4 months ago

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Makes the hops stand out

I use the Gypsum to add Sulfate to accentuate the hoppiness in IPAs. I use a teaspoon or more.

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March 6, 2014

Millburn

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All grain water treatment

I add two teaspoons for hoppy beers, one for others. It adds the Sulphate I need to get my hoppy beers to really stand out. Otherwise the hops are kind of on the dull side._x000D_

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March 16, 2014

Simon

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Not totally sold

Maybe I'm just too new at this, which I'll accept, but I've brewed batches of beer both with and without this and I can't tell a difference. Maybe it really depends on the type of water you have...

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October 3, 2013

Matt

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It's okay...

I've brewed both with and without this and for me I can't tell a difference. I have softened water but I filter it before brewing so that might be why. Ideally I try not to add unnecessary things to my brew.