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Just did my first brew with the new MT...10 gallon MegaPot with a bazooka tube. I had major problems keeping the mash temp stable with this new tun. Heated strike water to 163 to mash in and hopefully seal the tun at 151. Once I added the strike water and stirred, the Brewometer read about...

Just got a 10-gallon MegaPot from Northern Brewer. I'm using the bazooka tube instead of a FB. Anyone have a Mash or Equipment profile for this kettle in BeerSmith? Thanks.

Hello. I just got a Brix/SG Refractometer with ATC. I followed the setup/calibration steps included with the refractometer. I also followed the steps recommended by BeerSmith but cannot get the numbers to match up. Here is what I found so far: Unfermented wort Hydrometer (corrected for...

OK, after banging my head trying to figure out why I was continually missing my OG, FG, and everything else, my friend and I decided to check the hydrometer. From my understanding, if properly calibrated, it should read 1.000 at 60F. Well, after testing I found that mine reads 1.006 at 60F...

A little help... We're finding that we are consistently ending up with over-carb'd beer when bottling. Kegged beer is OK. Now, that tells me that we're using too much priming sugar. BUT...we've lowered the amount we're using and we're still getting over-carb'd beer. We used to use 5oz...

I've been an all-grain brewer for almost a year now. I've made some very good brews and have only had a few so-so brews. What I've found is that I'm consistently missing my OG. Last night, my target was 1.073. I ended up at 1.063. Style is American IPA. Here are some specs for my 5.5...