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I went through the pain of learning Beersmith, and getting it set up for BIAB. For me, it was worth it. Now my recipes, inventory, etc, are all in one place. Regardless of what tool you use, it's an iterative process to get your brewing process down. As another poster mentioned, keep track of...

I brewed this per Tim's recipe using BIAB, but I was lazy and didn't want to lager... So, I used WLP029 Kolsch yeast. I fermented it from 62-68 F over 3 weeks in the primary, then transferred it to a secondary and cold crashed it at 36 F for 1 week. I then kegged it and let it condition...

+1 on a simple immersion chiller recirculating through an ice bath. I fill a cooler with about 10lbs of ice, then fill it about 1/3 with water. I have a cheap water pump in a closed circuit that recirculates the water between the chiller and the ice bath. It's the fastest and most water...

Yugga; I used a sleeping bag before, and it would easily lose 4-5 degrees over 60 minutes. The key with Reflectix is to minimize the air spaces between the layers. I get >75% on average with full volume, no sparge. My corona grain mill is set at the width of a credit card, and I do a single...

My rig consists of a 15.5 gallon Bayou Classic stainless steel kettle with steaming basket, and a Bayou Classic KAB6 burner. In the first picture you can see I built a wood stand to hold the burner, which was done to elevate the kettle high enough to drain right into my carboy, so I never have...

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No offense to your technical solution as I considered one too. But I ended up going a KISS route to maintaining mash temps that works well for me: After heating to 1-2 degrees above strike temp, I turn off the burner, insert my basket/bag, put the lid on, and wrap my kettle in a jacket I...

I have the 15.5 gallon pot/basket. I line the basket with my bag and consistently nail my numbers. For me, the basket provides an insurance policy against the bag breaking, not that I've had that happen (yet). Edit: Found another reason why I like my basket today; I bought 4 stainless...

Since I'm in the middle of Palmer/Kaminski's water book, I'll point out another thing I do that may help me to not have haze in my beers; I use RO water and then AJ's water primer to treat my water. I'm learning that proper mash pH and calcium additions help reduce haze. I'm not checking my pH...

I do full volume BIAB with a 60 minute mash for all boils, unless I'm using pilsner malt, and then I go to a 90 minute boil to reduce DMS. I use an iodine test for starch conversion, and have no problem reaching a 75% mash efficiency. I can't say I do a slow ramp up to mash-out as I usually...

I've brewed Denny Conn's Rye IPA multiple times with BIAB and it comes out clear. I use 1/2 tab whirlfloc in the boil. It sits for 3 weeks in the primary, then I dry hop in a secondary for two weeks, keg and force carb. But I would certainly still drink it with a little haze anytime! :)

When I switched to Beersmith from another BIAB calculator I found the following post that was very helpful. There is a lot of detail, but it's worth wading through so you really understand how it works. There are also some helpful attachments in the post that will help you set up your profile...

Sorry, you're getting 3 of them: Denny Conn's Wry Smile Rye IPA Deception Cream Stout Bee Cave Kolsch These are three of my stock go-to house brews. Enjoy!

Thank you Denny Conn! This is easily one of my favorite brews...

As for the initial cost of the hardware to make the frozen yeast bank, on that you've got me! :) But for making a batch of beer it's not cheaper to buy yeast in my case. I don't live within reasonable driving distance of a LHBS, so I end up paying to have my yeast shipped FedEx in a cold...

FYI... See this link to post #714 on successfully using frozen yeast after 15 months stored in a frost-free fridge... https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/guide-making-frozen-yeast-bank-35891/index72.html#post5422216

A big thank you to FlyGuy! What follows is proof the methods he posted to freeze yeast works: I took a new vial of White Labs Kolsch yeast, WLP029 with an original best-by date of 7/3/2012 and froze it on 4/6/2012, storing it inside a small cooler with ice packs inside a top freezer/fridge. I...

I was looking for a summer lawn mowing beer and I've brewed this twice now this year as a BIAB with great results. Very tasty and going fast in my keg. Thanks Edwort!

Nice work on the labels... Any chance you'd be willing to post a copy of your Word doc? Thanks; Steve

I ordered my glassware yesterday, have a DIY stir plate in progress, and I just ordered 5 strains of liquid yeast today. I noticed this thread started in '07 and I have a question for those of you who have been doing this awhile... Do you have any data on the percentage of your frozen yeast...