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Thanks man. I already dont trust the tilt. I didnt have confidence when I threw it in my fermenter and this is the first time using it. If my Fg is greatly different with my hydrometer im gonna get my $140 back cause thats without a doubt the most ive spent on one item for brewing to date and it...

Thats my problem. Absolutely no control over temperature. My house is set to 68 in the winter and I know where my cooler spots are and set to 74 in the summer and I know where the cooler spots are as well. Ambient temps are almost spot on in these places however the tilt has finally shown me how...

Man patience is a bummer!

Thats badass man! I've had a beer that sucked at the start and 3 months in? That beer was one of the best I've ever tasted. Oxidation and maybe a bug saved me from a horrible sweet. Its all subjective but most of all, its just God damn fun to see what you can create! End of the day, it gets you...

Thanks for the speedy response! Greatly appreciated my man! When I got the tilt, i did some experiments with it but only used it in a glass that was deep enough to make it float. It said to start out at about 1.090 or a bit higher. I only had brown sugar and it took many tablespoons to get the...

I brewed an English brown ale, its a caribou slobber look a like, Saturday and pitched it Saturday evening with lallamand windsor ale yeast. Packet says about 60 to 70 is optimal but my fermentation took off very quickly as I pitched at 68 degrees. By Sunday morning my tilt read 76 degrees and...

I might need some feedback on how it works before I buy it. Caution.

Ill give her a spin!

Fair enough man. Do you add any salts to it or just straight up?

How important is it to get a "good" water profile? My well water tastes good cold but has a mineral taste when it warms. Is this another area where my flavor can improve or is it not as important as reaching a designated gravity and good grain selection before I brew?

I understand. I also understand there are way too many variables especially as a beginner homebrewer to get rock solid numbers. Thats why standards are formed over many averages from lots of trials. Either way this opens up a whole new path for me because I was the "shoot from the hip" guy...

Ok now I get it. I get my grains from northern brewers and I know there is a conversion % on the label but you say I have to get the gravity in ppg and thats on another table? From the maltster correct? How do you get that

I'm following so far but where did you get 1.66 lb of base malt to replace 1lb of dme

Hell yes I'd like to see one worked out! Gives me eyes directly on target! Thanks man super cool

I only have a cell phone and no computer. I was trying to avoid having to buy a laptop for beer Smith but everyone is telling me its well worth it. I know the basics and have made 12 batches of beer but only a few were worthy of being g called "ok". Im way out of balance and I think that's what...

I will just thank you now man. Im sitting here eating lunch at work reading this stuff and a huge light bulb just went off in my head about what you said. I just brewed a smash beer with 9lbs 2 row pale male and vic secret hops. I do biab so I used 8 gallons of water in a 60 minute mash at...

1.045, I assume this is pre boil right?

Cool. My dad made a partial mash with 2 different dme sugars and hopped it with denali hops which are now called Sultana but I still say denali. It by far beats any of my all grain brews as he only does partial grains and extracts. I'd like to mimic it with all grain.

Does that equivalent equal the same as dme?