Recent content by kman42

Brewed this up yesterday and it went really well! I cooled it a bit too much and the fermentation started at 67, but it is up to 71 in my fermentation chamber this morning, so hopefully it will get up to 75 by the 24 hour mark. When you say to add the OJ after fermentation, do you mean after...

Ok. I think I figured that out and I am up to my last question. What type of OJ, when do you add it and how do you include it in your Beersmith recipe? BTW--do you have this recipe on the Beersmith cloud? Thanks for all your help! kman

Thanks, that is helpful. I'll play with it and see what I can come up with. I'm using a 10 gallon round igloo cooler to mash. Maybe it just isn't big enough to add the mash out volume at a below-boiling temp. kman

Ok. That makes a lot of sense and was the profile I was looking for. Unfortunately, I'm getting an error for the mashout, saying that the infusion temperature is above boiling. This is my first attempt at using a protein rest and Beersmith so I'm having a bit of trouble getting everything...

Can anyone help me a bit with the mash profile for this in Beersmith? The Temperature Mash, 2 Step, Full Body is close, but I'm not sure how to set it up to adjust temps with hot water additions instead of a RIMS (I don't have a RIMS setup yet). Thanks, kman

This you, vegan brewer? You still think 74 degrees for the fermentation? http://www.homebrewbargains.com/item/hitachino-nest-white-ale-clone-recipe-all-grain-2.html

I just got a chest freezer with dual stage temp controller for my fermentations. I plan to insulate a tape the temp probe o the outside of the bucket, but what is the general thinking if I have two different batches with different yeasts (although with similar profiles). Is there a good...

My wife loves this beer and I'm after a good clone for my next batch. Any updates?

How do I get my beer to show up on the calendar? I edited my recipe and used Sunday's date as my brewday, but there is nothing on my calendar. thanks, kman

Out of curiosity, what kind of chillers do you guys have? Does anyone think one brand is more prone to clogging than another? Kman

That looks great! Wondering if it's best to whirlpool with the chiller out if the loop first then run clean wort through it.

I'm about to pull the trigger on a new 20 gallon kettle and I'm wondering if I should get a whirlpool port built in. The plan would be to pump out the normal port, through the plate chiller, and back into the whirlpool port. Suggestions from people that do this? thanks, kman

I've just been using BrewPal on my iPhone and think it is awesome for the actual brewtime process. I downloaded Brewsmith 2.1 for some help with designing recipes and find it to be a complete disaster. It seems full-featured enough, but incredibly clunky to use. In addition, the iPhone version...

Just thought I would post an update in case anyone else ever happens upon this thread. I've been brewing with spring or distiller water, but I'm going to try a Camden tablet on tap water soon. I concur that the shop in Columbia is fantastic. There is a fire fighter sully store in Rockville...

Good to know. Thanks! I'll hold off for a few weeks then. kman