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Nice write up. I personally do contests to get feedback because I can't trust family and friends, but I like what you've done here. I will also add another method to objectively rate your beers... how many are left after 1 month or 2 months (whatever your typical rate of consumption is)? I...

I just want to add that, in my experience, friends, family, and aquaintances are the absolute worst way to get feedback on your homebrew. It's always "this is really good beer, I really like it." They may actually mean it or they just don't want to hurt your feelings, it's so hard to tell...

Wow, that's a crazy amount to loss. I've heard one other person on this site mention they lost a lot and the cause was the blowoff tube was actually dipped into the beer causing a siphon effect. I obviously don't know how you have it set up, but just wanted to throw that out there.

The belgian candi sugar my LHBS sells has a disclaimer that it is NOT inverted sugar... see direct quote from their website below: "This is Belgian Candi rock sugar that is commonly used in pale Belgian ales that need a boost in gravity or extra drinkability. NOT inverted sugar, as many...

True, but I was looking at it more in the sense of the countless number of "clone" threads on this site. As the OP, I wanted to reiterate, I got no problems with cloning. It can be a very useful exercise. I also feel I need to define what I meant by cloning. I look at it as "I really want...

FWIW, I don't use BS as you suggest and I don't have any issues whatsoever. Sorry it's not working out for you, it really is a great piece of software. And I still believe there is something inherit in how you are calculating vs. BS that's causing you problems. The only question I would like...

If I had to guess, I would say some of the discrepancies lie in that batch size difference between your spreadsheet and BS. 0.5 gallon is roughly 8% difference between the two values, which could transfer to the efficiency problems you're seeing. All things being equal (same poundage of...

This might be a dumb question, but what are you putting for your batch size? I used to have issues until I started putting the actual amount into the fermentor as my batch size.

Only been brewing 2 years and I've done about 30 batches. Without a doubt, there's always stuff to learn. That process never stops. I guess I like to learn by trying out different things by researching styles and seeing what does and does not work. As I mentioned in my original post...

IMO, I see this as the best reason to clone... i.e. to get you closer to a particular style you like, as opposed to a specific beer. Then, you can make it your own with the tweaks you mention.

I'm making a guess that I was like most people when I first started brewing... I wanted to make a replica of a commercial beer that I liked. As I've continued with my brewing hobby, I've noticed that I've gotten away from trying to clone beers and steered more towards creating my own recipes...

This line of thinking is how I approach "clones" as well. I put clones in quotations because I've found it to be a pretty worthless endeavor for me to try and exactly match a beer. Just too many variables... What's more important is that I make a good beer and have fun doing it. Cheers :mug:

And to further this great point, even if you have the exact recipe of the beer you want to clone, there's no guarantee you'll get anywhere close. Just check out brulosophys exbeeriment. Technique has just a much to do with beer as the ingredients do.

I might be missing something, but what is the other 82% of the cost? Anyways, kegging will have a large initial cost, but after that, it will be cheap and incredibly east compared to bottling 30 gallons. I can't imagine that nightmare... But if you want to stay with bottling, just re-use...

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https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f257/cheap-easy-10-gallon-rubbermaid-mlt-conversion-23008/ the holy grail of MLT builds, IMO. Good luck.

For your batch yesterday, you say you were expecting 1.050... what efficiency were you using to get this estimate? As far as extract batches, if use the correct amount of LME or DME the recipe calls for and have the correct volume into your fermenter, you can be assured your OG is where it...

When my coworker microwaves his leftover fish at 8:15 in the morning and stinks up the whole office.

In addition to brewing, I'm an avid baker. I really love Betty Crockers cake mix. Really saves a lot of time over having to bake from scratch. In the end, they taste the same.

Here's a pic of mine... Also, a video of it in action.