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watching the world cup. wish I could say actually brewing but I'm waiting on parts.

Here's a formula I found on the interwebs for counting calories that I use in a custom spreadsheet. Total Calories = CalAlc + CalCarb Calculating Calories from Alcohol CalAlc= =1881.22*(FG)*(OG-FG)/(1.775-OG) Calculating Calories from Carbs CalCarb= 3550*(FG)*((0.1808*OG)+(0.8192*FG)-1.0004...

If your using a refractometer for your final gravity you will need to use a calculator to figure out the true specific gravity. Google "refractometer calculator". Sean Terrill has a good one. You will need to convert the specific gravity you measure to Brix though. Using Sean's calculator I...

Sent MaltedLiver a pm since he is next up.

+1 Brewmate. Makes scaling recipes very easy.

I did all grain from the startups I'm in the just do it camp. Some tips. Be patient. It takes a couple of brews to figure out your process and get comfortable with your equipment. Take excellent notes. You will need them to figure out your temperatures and volumes. Don't sweat the small...

This is all for mash efficiency. My volumes are fairly accurate. I started out batch sparging and getting 65-75%. Had a stuck sparge which forced me to switch to fly-sparging and efficiency jumped into mid 80% side note both were dark ales. Low efficiency problem solved. Nope, I brewed a...

I brewed this weekend and for the first time with my false bottom didn't have a stuck/slow sparge. I did everything I normally do and even forgot to add rice hulls. The only change I did was to take a length of tubing and slice it length wise. Using the slice tubing I lined the false bottom...

Rob_E, I've been having the same problem ever since I switched to a false bottom. Unfortunately, I haven't found the answer yet. I don't think crush has been a problem as like you after emptying the mash into another bucket and dumping it back in again there are no flow problems. I also have...

I was in the same boat with my first brew. It's hard to be patient but that's really what your beer requires. So my thinking is why risk infection and risk losing your batch for really nothing other than curiosity? Just start planning your next brew. That should satisfy some of the urge to...

Are you planning on using a secondary? If not just leave it alone for 3 more weeks then take a FG.

jwalk4, Don't they still use metric up there? I use metric for my recipes so here are some conversions that might be helpful for you. Gain absorption 1.04 liters per kilogram l/kg of grain ratio 2.82 ~ equivalent to around 1.35 quarts/pound.

LandoLincoln is correct working backwards makes it easy. Here's how I would calculate the water required if I were you. Batch size (into fermenter) 3.3 gallons Kettle trub and transfer loses = .5 gallons Post-Boil Volume =3.3+.5 = 3.8 gallons Evaporation per 60 minutes = .73 gallons (Change...