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15 Gallons Phase 3 of my water profile. If this doesn't clear, I am not sure what to do next. 21 lbs. 2 row 2 lbs. Bairds Carastan ( 34 L ) 2 lbs. TWF 85 grams EKG - 5.1% AA - @ 60 min Wyeast 1318 London Ale III - Yeast pitched @ 12:30 pm. 50/50 RO/WELL mash & sparge. O.G - 1.048 - 79% F.G. - % - SRM - 6 BU 25 I brewed this recipe many years ago and it usually turned out okay. Just when I brewed a lower srm beer was when I got into trouble. My alkinitity in my well water is very high - 250 ppm. Hopefully, cutting it with RO water brings it down to an acceptable level where I don't get a harsh carb bite taste after 2 weeks in the keg. Even if I get my alkinitity down, I still need to work on my PH. I don't want to buy a PH meter just to use once, so hit and miss it is. Nice colour with the carastan malt.                                           ...

15 Gallons 20 lbs. Bohemian Pils 2 lbs. TWF 1.5 lbs. Vienna 1 lb. Caramunich III 1 oz. Magnum - 11.80% AA at 60 min. 50 grams Hallertauer - 2.5% AA at 60 min. 50 grams Hallertauer - 2.5% AA at 30 min WLP036 Dusseldorf Alt 50/50 RO/WELL in mash - 9 gallons total water in mash 8 gallons WELL in sparge 4 gallons RO in sparge This is the second stage of trying to make a lighter colour beer that will clear. This water profile worked great for 13 - 16 srm beers, now to try it with 5 - 7 srm beers. I don't want to go lower because I find those lighter beers boring and they will probably not clear. Sick of Pea soup beers. O.G. - 1.050 F.G. -  1.015 % -      4.6 SRM - 5.7 BU - 30 I am getting down to using all of my specialty grains I have had since last summer. Hallertauer hops are almost done too. Brewing mostly Bitters for the rest of the year. I like them the most and have ignored the style for the last 5 years trying to make Pilsners. I find Pil...