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For the Bo-pils, if you are using spring water you should be able to get a break down of the water chemistry from the company. I used to use Poland Springs water for pilsners and that was very soft, I used it as is. I'd check to see if you can get an analysis before making any adjustments. If you ar...

I recently made a couple of batches with the staropramen yeast from wyeast. The first was a bo-pils that started at an OG of about 1.055 and fermented to about 1.013, about 76% attenuation and about what I expected based on the wyeast info. For that brew I made a one gallon starter. I then made a ma...

Steve, I've used grain that is well over a year old without any trouble, I usually get it whole and crush it myself though. Also, I've used a smackpack that was 39 months past is use by date with no ill effects. The older theyeast gets the longer you need to plan to step up a starter. It took the ye...