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Going Pro / Re: Pro Brewery Efficiency

« on: February 13, 2013, 05:51:13 am »

What I was trying to do was find a conservative efficiency to put in beersmith to project materials ordering/pricing.  Is 75% conservative enough, too conservative?  I know it will vary with equipment, but since I don't have that equipment yet, I'm making a lot of assumptions.

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Going Pro / Pro Brewery Efficiency

« on: February 12, 2013, 09:10:23 pm »

Looking for some input for 3-10 bbl brewery efficiencies. Thanks.

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Going Pro / Beer Smith, Scaling, & Going Pro

« on: February 11, 2013, 05:01:48 pm »

Is Beer Smith sufficient for scaling hombrew recipes to 3 bbl, 7 bbl, etc?  Is this program enough for starting a microbrewery?  What considerations, if any, need to be taken into account when scaling recipes of that magnitude?

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Kegging and Bottling / morebeer reconditioned corny kegs

« on: February 11, 2013, 04:18:37 am »

I've bought several reconditioned kegs from them without a problem. Looks like this one slipped by them or +1 to Mort. Give Em a call and then get upset if they don't respond.

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All Grain Brewing / Brewing Calculator and Mash Eff

« on: February 10, 2013, 02:58:22 pm »

I use beersmith. They have several grain varieties with potential yield already preloaded. Palmer's book also suggests measuring preboil gravity and multiplying the points by the volume (gallons) of wort collected, then divide by the pounds of grain you used. Anything above 27 is great. Below 25 is not good.

Don't be nervous. It's as simple as heating water and mixing grain and waiting. You'll be able to do it with your eyes closed soon and it's a lot more fulfilling than extract brewing IMO. Cheers!

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General Homebrew Discussion / How to pour a Black & Tan

« on: February 08, 2013, 06:23:55 am »

I bent a larger head spoon to fit in the glass and flattened the head. It works great. As far as what makes one float and one sink, all the responses are correct. It has to do with ABV and gravity. But you're probably not going to know which has a higher gravity. Especially if you are using imperial beers. So I typically just go by % ABV and it works 99% of the time.

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General Homebrew Discussion / Paint Strainer

« on: February 05, 2013, 03:56:52 pm »

Don't worry about straining unless you're a commercial brewer. The trub will settle out and you can leave it behind in the fermentor. At least that's what I do.

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Ingredients / All Zythos APA or IPA

« on: February 01, 2013, 07:19:53 pm »

Just chiming in now that the beer is starting to carb.  It's actually really good.  To me, I should say, It is really dank, not citrusy like the "descriptors" describe it, but very good.  It's funny how beers change, some beers taste great when I keg it, then not good when it's drinkable, and vice versa.  I was pleasantly surprised by this one.  Tastes great!

Bring some next week! We'll judge it.

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Ingredients / Vitners Harvest Apricot Puree Gravity

« on: January 28, 2013, 07:03:03 pm »

Williams Brewing says 1.036-1.048 for this but that is a big difference. Not sure what would be accurate for this.

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Pimp My System / grain mill

« on: January 28, 2013, 06:10:55 pm »

I like it!

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The Pub / Re: song title game

« on: January 24, 2013, 11:37:22 am »

Ebony & Ivory - Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

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Beer Recipes / scaling down recipe gravity and late dry hop additions?

« on: January 23, 2013, 05:10:33 pm »

Scaled down to what? If it's significantly smaller than the 6-gal recipe, then yes you should scale down the dry hops proportionately to the buttering additions.

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Yeast and Fermentation / Re: 48hrs no fermentation.....Advice?

« on: January 21, 2013, 10:25:38 am »

Did you re-hydrate your yeast before pitching?  If so, did it show signs of life?  What was your OG?

I don't know if I would pitch another pack of yeast.  I have had fermentation stall initially.  What was your pitching temp?  I would follow amh0001's advice and warm up the fermentation chamber a bit.

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Kegging and Bottling / labels...Labels

« on: January 19, 2013, 06:17:08 am »

Cool labels!

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Extract/Partial Mash Brewing / Planning my second batch on your suggestion.

« on: January 17, 2013, 11:34:28 am »

If you like IPA's too, Northern Brewer has a good India Pale Weizen kit. I brewed an all-grain version that was so tasty it was gone in a week.