Recent content by the_gboat

So I entered my grain bill into the OG, FG, ABV calculator found on brewers friend. With medium attenution (US-05), I get almost the identical OG and FG I referenced in my recipe. Calculator Estimate OG = 1.059 Measured OG = 1.060 Calculator Estimate FG = 1.017 Measured FG = 1.014 The beer...

I have been using the tool provided in BeerSmith for my refractometer adjustments... never thought to use another tool so see if any difference. I found another tool online (Brewers Friend) http://www.brewersfriend.com/refractometer-calculator/ This tool puts my ABV at 8.15% Does...

When viewing this recipe from a mobile device, it removes the header information... not sure why. That is where the tasting info and IBU are posted. IBU = 27.2 Taste = I found to be more on the bitter side, even though less IBU than some previous beers I have made. Considering the very...

COCO BOAT PORTER (coconut, coffee porter) Hi, my name is gboat and I built gboat breweries in my basement. For some reason, all of my beers have a nautical/boat reference. Don’t know why… I’m not even that fond of boats to be honest. History: My step-father has a serious...

IRISH CURRAGH ALE Hi, my name is gboat and I built gboat breweries in my basement. For some reason, all of my beers have a nautical/boat reference. Don’t know why… I’m not even that fond of boats to be honest. History: A currach (Irish: curach, Irish pronunciation...

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