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I've been using BeerSmith for about 6 months now. I did set up my equipment profile initially, using the wizard. However I just noticed that the .3 I entered for the thermal mass of my mash tun ( sankey) is insignificant. I can change this number to anything and it doesn't effect my infusion...

When using the hop rocket, do you run your wort through right after flameout, or do you cool your wort down to 170F first to prevent isomerization? I currently do not have a way to chill the wort "in" the kettle because I use a therminator counterflow chiller. I would like to place this after...

For my 10 gallon batches, I like to sparge 11 gal of wort, add 2 more into the kettle for a total of 13 Gal, then boil back down to 11 gal. The purpose of this is that the addition of water will always allow me to compensate for Specific Gravity adjustments. I can add more or less that 2 gal to...

I've saved a couple yeast cakes in gallon jugs in y fridge for about 3 weeks now. Usually I will wash the yeast in a couple days and then store. Question; can I store the entire cake for several months before washing off the trub? I'm concerned maybe the mass from the trub may be harmful / to...

Are there any more under modified malts availible? Id like to try a decoction mash but seams pointless without the malt. Does anyone have any average performance maltster spec sheets with SNR info? I can go down the list of maltsters, contacting, and ask the question but I bet someone has...

Well, my brew day didn't go as well as planned yesterday:drunk:. I made a pilsner with Germ Pils, 82% Germ Munich I 6% Cara Pils 6% Acid Malt 6% I use water from work because I have a water softener at home with too much sodium. Water from...

So I'm in the middle of my brew session and Im making a very strong ale. I missed my pre-boil SG so to get to the OG I'm after I am extending my boil from 90 min to 3 hours. :drunk: No big deal, nothing else to do today anyway LOL. I believe these strong ales and barleywines >1.100 OG benefit...

Im brewing in the morning. Just realized I'm out of Phosphoric Acid. LHBS doesnt carry it. What can I get my hands on quickly to acidify my sparge water??

1) Its odd that beersmith doent have a conversion calculator for Lovibond to SRM. Am I missing this? Cant seem to find one. 2) I also noticed the preloaded grains in beersmith, specifically the caramel malts have the same Lovibond / SRM. Example; A Caramel Malt titled "caramel 120 L" has 120...

Can I perform 2 saccharification rest steps in Beersmith?The 2 step mash starts with a "protein Rest" and 1 saccharification rest steps. Id like to perform a beta and an Alpha rest. If i start with the 2 step as a templet and change the protein rest temp to a beta temp it doesn't account for it...

Anyone know where to buy those plastic caps they put on a full Sankey when you buy a keg? I thought these would be easy to find but.....I use the sankey to ferment in and would like to have those caps on when they are in storage.

Question? For those of you who have built your own keg-o-rator, if you had to do it again, what would you do differently? Tower V's handles? I'm going to finally build one. I love the tower look and operation, yet I am concerned with foam. This will be in the garage and the tower will be exposed...

Anybody out there running all three burners off of 1 propane tank? I've got 3 turkey fryers, each with there own regulator and tank. I'd like to cut the hoses and do a 3 way tee off of 1 tank. Will this work? Will there be enough flow / pressure? Also, will I still need a regulator on each...

I want to bring out a noticeable malt flavor in my next Octoberfest. I was thinking of an aromatic malt addition to accomplish this. Will the aromatic malt add a malty flavor? Or only a malty aroma? How much of a grain bill will be enough, yet not overpower? I'll be using a Munich malt as a...

The title states it all. I'm going to purchase a malt mill, yet not sure if the 3 roller is worth the extra bucks? And nope, I'm not interested in running the crush through a second time. How about some opinions? Is the 2 roller going to work just fine? My average grain bill is 20Lbs / batch...

OK, I've been using the foil bubble wrap for years and have caught fire a few times. I'm done with it. I rewrapped and used flashing to keep the direct flame off but it didn't work either . It just forced the heat behind the wrap and made it worse . I'm using a sanky for the mash tun. I'm now...

So I used my PH53 meter at least once a week from 2009 - 2010. Stopped brewing from 2011 - 2013 due to buying a fixer and not having the time. Milwaukee states that with proper care ( always keeping the electrode on storage solution you will get 12-24 months life. I'm starting to brew again and...

Anyone know if the Wyeast Nutrient Blend will expire? I've had some in the garage storage for 3 years.