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Hi, Here's the personal recipe I use when I want something like Guinness. Also here's a nice little piece I put together on brewing Irish Stouts for the last St Patty's day. Cheers, Brad

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Yes, That is an interesting article - I read it a few months back. Obviously the BU:GU is not an end-all but any measure is going to be style dependent to a large degree. I do like the approach though. Cheers, Brad

Congrats, Let us know how it turns out! Brad

Hello all, Yes, the BeerSmith license does allow two installs to your personal computers - for example a laptop and desktop. Running on two computers from a networked drive should work as well - you may need to enter your key on both machines. Note, however, you should NOT open your...

Here's an article I threw together on dry (Irish) stouts. It also has a collection of recipes with it. Cheers, Brad

I agree, Try some gelatin or polyclar about 5-7 days before bottling and it will help clear out your beer. Once you have it carbonated, you can cold store it to aid in clearing. Here's some more tips on clearing the beer. Cheers, Brad

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I will note that just converting the grain to DME or LME is only half of the problem. To do it correctly you also need to convert the bitterness over as all grain recipes with full boils require less hops than partial boil extract recipes. Calculate the IBUs for each and balance them. Some...

Hi, Hops are generally not a significant factor in wheat beer flavors - just enough to balance is fine. For American Wheat I usuallly go with something close to a Bavarian style and then just change the yeast. Here's an article I recently published on wheat beer styles. Cheers, Brad

I would not worry too much either - fruit generally ferments very well. I would recommend taking another gravity reading in a few days and see what it looks like then. Cheers, Brad

Hi, Personally I would recommend a gentle steaming in the microwave. I'm not aware of any tannins with this method. Soaking in your favorite spirits will also work. Cheers, Brad

Congratulations! It sounds like your first session went very well. I would suggest measuring your volumes at each step so you can control the volume going into the fermenter a bit better. I also find that a pinch of irish moss along with a quick cool helps coagulate the cold break...

I agree on the brewing software (wink). However, if you want to do it by hand, multiply the number of points for each grain addition (eg: 1.036 = 36 points) by the number of pounds of that grain, add them all together, then divide by the total volume in gallons. This will give you the number...

Here's another method that's even a bit quicker: - Go to the main recipes view - Click on your recipe so it displays in the preview pane - Select the text you want to cut in the preview pane, then right click on it and select "Copy" - Paste the text in your browser For the best results, I...

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Welcome! We're happy to have you here. Brad

I love these big pretzels with home brewed beer. Here's the recipe I use to make them - its pretty simple. The rolling of the pretzels is what takes all of the time. Cheers, Brad

New BeerSmith CD's we just had produced - should be coming to many of our retailers shortly.