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Otherwise known as gypsum, to those AG brewers out there, where would be the best place to get some of this from, i have heard garden suppliers have it but in big bags only and i would never need that much
Funnily enough I need some for tomorrow and was thinking the same thing! I was just gonna buy whatever the smallest quantity was from the local garden supply store.
It is also used in drywall and plaster so maybe Bunning or the like? I will let you know how I go tomorrow arvo.
You could try ringing a health food shop and asking them. I'm not 100% sure that many would stock gypsum but some stores do stock Dolomite (calcium carbonate + magnesium) made for human consumption. So, it could be worth a try.
Kevnlis wrote:I picked up a 10 kilo bag from Bunning for $7. It is 85% gypsum and the rest is calcium and sulfate which are needed anyway so it should work fine.
10 kg I just looked at notes I have in an old brewing book from `92, I was using 1--2 teaspoons in a brew so you should be able to leave what`s left in your will.
I was using it in a lot of different beers then. Now I can`t even remember why
Whatever, it didn`t do any harm, no one complained.
I just looked at notes I have in an old brewing book from `92, I was using 1--2 teaspoons in a brew so you should be able to leave what`s left in your will. 
