Recent content by pivovar

That is correct!

Looks like they list "extract" of the malt at 79% which corresponds to ~1.036 ppg. So you can adjust the value under Gravity of the malt and that should give you a more accurate estimate for your specific malt. The values that come stock preloaded with BrewR are for convenience only. They...

The numbers you got from the app look correct: OG 1.104 / FG 1.026. Like I said though I don't believe 75% efficiency is realistic with such a big beer. Try 65% instead and you will see a more reasonable 1.090/1.023. To prove that the app is not lying you can enter your numbers at...

Can you post the entire recipe? Specifically, the ingredients affecting the OG: all the malts/grains/sugars. Make sure that the gravity value of each ingredient matches that of the actual ingredient specified in the recipe. Also, in practice efficiency of 75% for big recipes like this one is...

I get perfect Irish Red Ale style match when I enter this recipe in BrewR as follows: Irish Red Ale Recipe specifics: Style: Irish Red Ale Batch size: 5.0 gal Boil volume: 2.5 gal OG: 1.048 FG: 1.012 Bitterness (IBU): 19.3 Color (SRM): 12.1 ABV: 4.7% Grain/Sugars: 6.00 lb Light LME, 85.7%...

By the way you can use the "Share" option in the app (via Cloud sync or just as plain text if you haven't been using the sync).

Please post (or email me to feedr.dev at gmail dot com) the recipe or few that you're having a problem with.

Have you looked at batch size / boil volume values? Do they correctly reflect what you are making? Also make sure you have the correct recipe type selected. E.g. Extract if you are making an extract kit.

Which app has stopped working? BrewR or the forum app?

What I think is that the recipes in the book are conversions to extract from AG. Most likely Jamil created/refined the recipes as AG originally and then when the book was being written or edited he came to realization that for it to be more popular it needed to be extract-oriented for the...

Are you pitching enough yeast and oxygenate well? Try a small 1.040 OG, 1 gallon batch. With the same water. Stressed yeast throws off a ton of phenolic off-flavors.

I hear you OP. I've also been brewing for just over 3 years with variable (often crappy) results, until recently. I changed a lot of different things: all grain, water, boil intensity / length, mash ph, sanitizer brands etc without much success. At the same time I assumed that since my lag time...

How about Pacman? Sexy enough for you? They are all very similar, neutral and clean at that temp.

Just use Nottingham or US05 yeast and make any ale you like. They ferment just fine at 60 degrees. It is the preferred temp, actually, if you want a clean profile with no esters.

To compensate for lower efficiency I found it was more close if I divided the grain amounts by 4 instead of 5. But it depends on your equipment and process. If you plan on doing extract, mash efficiency is a non issue. Use a beer software like QBrew to help you with figuring out IBUs and...