Hoppy beers get 3 grams of calcium chloride in the mash and 3 grams of gypsum in the boil. I'm also standardizing my mineral additions. I don't want to buy a pH meter or add acid or acid malt to my mash, I just want it to work, and that's what this is supposed to do. I never picked it up because it seemed too expensive, but when you do the math it turns out to cost about 25 cents per batch.
I've also picked up some 5.2 pH Stabilizer from Five Star. Compare this to the 90+ efficiency double batch sparge BIAB that I've been using, but I feel like has been giving me slightly grainy or astringent flavors in some of my beers (not all, just some). I'm switching to a single batch sparge BIAB, which should get me mid to upper 70s efficiency. Thus the need for a simple beer, where I can focus wholly on my process. Since I've been having some process issues and have been worried that my efficiency is too high, I'm changing things up. I've made three IPAs and a load of other stuff, but not one good old fashioned Pale Ale.
You know what I haven't made yet? An APA.
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