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  1. brewstaedt

    Grain bill/efficiency

    So I asked this in the all grain forum but got no answer, so I'll try here. Does the size of your grain bill have any effect on conversion efficiency? Will fifteen lbs of grain convert more completely than seven lbs? I ask because I've been brewing 2.5 gal batches which are consistently coming...
  2. brewstaedt

    2.5g batch/lowOG

    I've been attempting to brew 2.5g batches, but my OG's are consistently coming up low. I use a 5 gal. cooler for mashing, and am pretty anal about temps and volumes. My grain is milled at the store, and I've considered that as the culprit, but I brew10g batches with friends and we get our grain...
  3. brewstaedt

    Cool yeast before pitching?

    I've been working on an IPA recipe for a few brews now, using S05. I heard Jamil on Brewstrong say that you should hydrate dry yeast before pitching for best results. I thought I'd give this a try, but I have a question. My wort comes out of my CFC in the low 50's this time of year, so I'm...
  4. brewstaedt

    A couple of Beersmith questions

    I'm using Beersmith for the first time to brew a small (2.5 gal) batch tomorrow. I've set up my mash equipment and entered 66F as my grain and tun temps. I'm assuming Beersmith accounts for these temps when it calculates my strike and sparge temps, so there is no need to pre-heat my tun...
  5. brewstaedt

    Too much?

    I bottled a pale ale today using 2.2oz of corn sugar for 1.88 gal. of beer, ( I totally over-estimated how much wort was in the carboy ). By my figurings, that should yield about 3.00 - 3.25 vol. of CO2. Do i need to worry about beer-splosions in my 12oz bottles?
  6. brewstaedt

    How much light is too much?

    I'm fermenting an APA in the semi - controlled conditions of my crawlspace(60f-64f) with S-04. It is not completely dark because of the foundation vents, but is still reasonably dark. I haven't wrapped the carboy with a towel because I like to be able to just open the crawlspace cover and check...
  7. brewstaedt

    Brew Pal mistake?

    Long time lurker, new poster here and I have a question about Brew Pal. I plugged in Bee Cave Brewery Haus Pale Ale from the recipe section, and chose batch/fly option. It has me sparging with 6 gallons of water after a strike of 2 gallons. This seems like an excessive amount of water. what have...
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