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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: Thermowell

« on: December 04, 2011, 07:58:31 AM »

One thing you can do is to take your probe out of the thermowell and let it sit according to how you normally had it in the past.  Set it at the temperature you used and let it acclimate for a day. Then, put the probe back in the thermowell and read the temperature changes on the unit.  This way, you will know what temperature you have been fermenting your lagers in the past (inside the carboy) and subsequently where to set the temperature in the future.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Re: BJCP guidelines

« on: March 25, 2011, 05:38:08 AM »

I think you are exactly right.  I am in the process of deciding which to go with and then I'll stick to it.  I just want to pick the appropriate one for the BJCP style numbers that are locked in to all brewing software.

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General Homebrew Discussion / BJCP guidelines

« on: March 25, 2011, 04:45:25 AM »

As I try to dial in some recipes to brew to BJCP style, I notice that the IBU's of the style do not change accordingly when I switch between Reiger and Tinseth in my brewing software.  However, depending on which I select, the expected IBU bitterness of a recipe does change, and I could be dialed in or 5-10 IBU off with the same hop addition.  Does anyone know if the BJCP guidelines use the Reiger or TInseth formula?