Domestic chores & CRS

[Dave S]

Thanks, I haven't considered phosphoric acid and I see it is available from the Home Brew Shop too.

Yes I use Phosphoric too - works really well. If it's the Brupacs one you've seen, although it doesn't say on the bottle, I've had confirmation from one of their lab guys that it's 75%. I was thinking of trying sulphuric but I might be creating an unnecessary headache for myself.

Headaches are the least of your worries .

Yeah, I reckon you're probably right mate. I can feel the H2SO4 destined for drain cleaning duties. And also, if it ain't broke, why fix it.

[Dave S]

Thanks Martin. That pretty much confirms what Eric posted and helps to clarify my confusion between hardness and alkalinity.

Not a substitute for deionised water but preferable to using our very hard tap water.

As an aside, many thanks for the spreadsheet. I think I have more or less got the measure of it now and looking forward to brewing a pale ale with it next week. I'm going for a simple SMASH. Copper Dragon Golden Pippin using M.O. and cascade. In the past my pale ales have been a little astringent. I have high hopes for this one.

My pales were always on the harsh side too. You should notice a marked improvement with Bru 'n Water