i use pasta extract.
ftw.
i use pasta extract.
I have heard of the braids collapsing and causing problems for some folks, while I've heard stories of the braid getting twisted up very close to the barb and still performing flawlessly. I think you'll have to just find out for yourself. I would recommend that you have a system in place that will allow you to stick your arm down into the hot mash to straighten the braid if need be. Basically an insulated long sleeve shirt, thin glove, and something watertight to put your arm into (a new garbage bag).
In your bottom picture of your MLT, I see a metal washer on the inside MLT. That washer needs to be stainless if it's not. Zinc is NO good inside a MLT (it's fine on the outside though).
Do you guys think the filter inside will collapse when under pressure from the grains? Anybody with this setup have issues with stuck sparges?
Actually when using a copper wort chiller you are introducing zinc as well. If I start to see the washer rust I'll replace it.
Also... Beersmith is one of my favorite pieces of equipment and it's fairly affordable as far as brew-ware is concerned. I know there are other calculators out there but the customizability takes some of the math (that I don't even know yet) out of my brewday. My humble advice for when you begin making your own AG recipes: KISS.
BS is one of those "how did I live without it all this time" items. You just can't beat its ease of versatility. Best $20 investment I've made in a long time.
Beersmith is almost $30 now.
Beersmith is almost $30 now.
Beersmith is almost $30 now.
washing yeast is also profitable as liquid yeasts cost $7 a vial and the washing process is as simple as sanitizing a few snapple bottles or spaghetti sauce jars and adding pre boiled water.
It's actually only $19.75 from this vendor.
http://risen-dead-brewing-llc.mysho...tware/products/beersmith-homebrewing-software
Download. Just save it to your download folder & install it from there.
And your point is...? Does that make it less significant? I don't think so. My point is brewing great beer doesn't require going to all-grain, it requires getting the basics right. That includes the right ingredients for the right styles.
The comment about BCS having extract recipes was an attempt to claim that the extract recipes were THE recipe. I am saying they are not. So yes, it is less significant. The "award winning" recipes were the all grain ones. You simply cannot make the full range of styles with extract.
The recipes in this book were originally created as all-grain, full-volume boil recipes, but we have created malt extract versions to make them more accessible for new brewers.
Thanks, I missed that.From Brewing Classic Styles:
I want to make the plunge into AG but I'm nervous about spending the money for new equipment and messing up large batches of beer. Extract brewing is so easy and boring, however I am pleased with the quality of beer I make. I will drink my beer any day over commercial beers.
Is extract brewing such a bad thing? The thought of missing my mash temps, not crushing grain good enough, not meeting expected OG, water chemistry, grain/water ratios, AG partial boils (I only have a 5g kettle), more equipment, adding an extra 1.5 hours to brew days, and overall just more room for error, really is racking my brain. Perhaps I should have started brewing AG and not even messed with the convenience of extract brewing.
It's actually only $19.75 from this vendor.
http://risen-dead-brewing-llc.mysho...tware/products/beersmith-homebrewing-software
Download. Just save it to your download folder & install it from there.
^^This. It's an electronic version; no physical CD.
Well I am not a happy camper. I paid and downloaded the file from that website and the file is for Windows PC, I have a MacBook I just wasted $20! In the description it says available for mac but the file is for Windows. Any suggestions? It didn't even give me the option to choose which file format I needed. I should've known better
I suspect that what you actually bought was the license, not the download. Did you get a serial number over email?
If so, try plugging it into the mac version downloaded from the official beersmith page.
http://beersmith.com/download-beersmith/
Yes I have an activation key sent from the website. I can't find on the actual beersmith website where to enter the serial key.
I suspect that what you actually bought was the license, not the download. Did you get a serial number over email?
If so, try plugging it into the mac version downloaded from the official beersmith page.
http://beersmith.com/download-beersmith/
You don't enter it on the website. After you download the mac version of the program, you'll be prompted to enter your key the first time you run the program.
Years back my wife and I vacationed in NH. We camped and spent a good part of a day taking one of the more difficult trails to the top of Mt Washington. When we reached the end, one of the first things we saw was an elderly woman in a wheel chair and a lot of other obviously sedentary tourists who had taken the Auto Road. We spent time talking and enjoying the views with the enthusiastic group. For some it’s about enjoying the destination, for others the journey makes the destination that much more gratifying. Neither is a “bad thing.” But they are different things.
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