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I mash in at the strike water temp calculated in beersmith. That program rocks. I think my strike water temp for the batch I have been referring to in this thread was 167. I then set the target for 152 on this batch ad thats what beersmith calculated. I double checked all the math long hand one...

Hmm. Thats a good question. I don't know. I should keep track of the amount of time it takes to sparge the grain. Is that what you are referring too? I will track that on the next batch. Thank you.

I'm going to ask a real dumb question, but oh well. I am mashing in with the temp and volume that beersmith calculates. I flood the water into my mash run and stir the mash enough to get the grain nice and soaked. I then start my rims system and cycle the water through the grain bed so the...

I am taking the calculated volume in beersmith and sparging at the endof my mash by running the sparge water through the grain bed with a hose that whirlpools the water from the top of the grain bed and allows it to drain through. Thank you for the responses.

Hello everyone, I bought a brewmagic about a month ago and have been brewing like mad. I also purchased beersmith for my laptop to assist in my brewing. I have brewed four batches of beer now and none have hit the calculated OG's from beersmith. In fact, I am usually off by a tenth or more on...

That was the original plan, but I was hoping I could save some time. More than likely, if I can't find a good reproduceable method than that is what I will have to do.

That makes sense. All good info. Thanks! I'll keep you guys posted as to how it works out. Thanks Again! -John

I like it! So I fully understand you, i'm going to recap. I have a second boil system that I have been using for boiling my wort when doing extract beers. It's a turkey friar, but it works great. So I can just unhook the supply hose that goes to my brew kettle and sparge some extra water through...

Fight fire with fire:)

Thank you very much for the insite. I agree. I think overtime, I probably need to just upgrade my setup to brew larger batches. I have a lot to learn on the system as is. My main concern with having a larger boil kettle constructed is that I worry it's going to become top heavy because it will...

Hang in there bud. I've only been brewing beer for six months, but fell in love with it so much that I took the plunge. All my beers were extract up to this point and then I started reading about all grain brewing. Game over! I bought a Sabco brew magic, because I didn't have the patience to...

I will definately post pics and vids. Sure I'm going to have a ton of questions. Probably a lot of videos of what not to do:) Thanks! John

The fermenter isn't an issue. I'm purchasing a 42 gallon fermenter from Blichman engineering so I can ferment larger batches. The boil kettle is the limiting factor. The boil kettle that comes with my sabco is sized for the burner. A larger boil kettle would have to keep the same diameter, but...

I'll check that out. Thanks for the speedy responses:)

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum, just got a membership today. Once I get my paypal setup, I'm going to become a premium member. So excited. Sooo, here goes my first thread, hopefully i'm not beating a dead horse here. I recently purchased a Sabco brewmagic and I want to brew full 1/2...