Fermenting in the kettle on all the trub?

[MashBag]

... I moan about AW because of the hardness ...

Grr. You don't mean "hardness" (though why anyone would mean outdated flippin' Hardness is beyond me), you mean (carbonate) "alkalinity". Now there's a risk of people asking "what's the difference"? As penance, you answer them.

I'm having a hard time at the moment with people not understanding the difference, so I'm grumpy. And you're at a handy swipe distance.

Sorry. Sending hugs & cuddles