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Have you tried the EZ water calculator?? It uses the same water calculations as John Palmer's How to Brew, and is very easy to use. http://www.ezwatercalculator.com/ I've used this for mutiple batches and have had great success, I prefer it over Beersmith. Just my 2 cents.

Be sure to check your wort temp when you do your gravity check, the higher the temp, the lower your gravity will read. Most hydrometers come with a chart showing how many gravity points to add if your temp is, say, 90, 100, etc. A true OG reading will be achieved when the wort is closer to...

Splitting the grains might be an option, if you so choose, but I have personally never tried it. I have always had good success/flavor/body using a protein rest @ 122-125 for 15-20 min (Beersmith has the step for 30, but I don't mash at this temp for that long). Splitting your grains sounds like...

My first batch was a canned kit that came with my deluxe brewing kit, a dunkel, already hopped. I followed all the directions for the batch, 2.5 gal water, but never could get it to a boil on my electric stove top. I just got it as hot as I could and left it for close to 90min, then pulled it...

Thanks, I'll be sure to watch for it.

Didn't get on this thread until it was too late, how would I go about getting in on one of these group buys in the future?? I am from north of Dallas, if that isn't a problem. thanks!

I picked up 2 soda kegs recently, but don't have the co2 and regulator, and won't be able to get them for a litle while. My question is: Can you keg naturally and still use the kegs (with pin lock and picnic tap only), and can it also be cleaned and sanitized the same way? Thanks for your...