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The last 4 batches I've made have all been in the low to mid 80's. I use a standard, non-adjustable JSP Malt Mill and could not be happier !

I bought a couple books - Ray Daniel's Designing Great Beers and John Palmer's How to Brew. I read them both cover-to-cover, and then re-read Palmer's sections on AG brewing a couple more times. I then proceeded to download BeerSmith and starting playing around with that software (which, by...

BeerSmith calculates estimated OG based on what you put in a new recipe as YOUR Brewhouse Efficiency. What did you have punched in as your Brewhouse Efficiency on those two batches you've made? Have you calculated the efficiency on either of those two batches?

I've made 11 batches of AG beer and I also use 90 minute boils. It takes approximately 5 hours from start to finish (including clean-up) to make a 5 gallon batch. Oh, and by the way, I fly-sparge ..... - GL63

My first AG was this one here: Fat Tire Amber Ale Clone American Amber Ale Type: All Grain Date: 9/16/2006 Batch Size: 5.50 gal Brewer: GrantLee63 Boil Size: 7.72 gal Asst Brewer: GL63's Asst. Boil Time: 90 min Equipment: My Equipment Taste Rating(out of 50): 40.0 Brewhouse...

Thanks for the recipe cwixon .... what yeast(s) have you used?

A Wee Heavy is on my hit list for upcoming batches, so yes, I would like to see your recipe cwixon ! Thanks - GL63

Thanks for the timely replies folks .... looks like I certainly do not have anything to worrry about ..... By the way .... Happy New Year ! :mug:

How long can one keep beer in a secondary fermenter before having to worry about adding additional yeast at bottling time? Typically, I will keep mine in the primary for 4 days, rack to the secondary, and then bottle 10 days later - 2 weeks from start to bottle. With that being said, I...

VERY satisfied BeerSmith user here .....

Yeah ... I'm with the_bird .... give BeerSmith a shot. :)