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This is the formula I use, have found elsewhere on the net, and seems to be what the calculator on Rooftopbrew.net uses - at least a few folks are using it: The simplified formula (OG-FG)*131 gives a slightly different answer. However, do note that even if the first, more complex formula is...

I've done 4 batches - 1 liquid, 2 with re-hydrating, and 1 pitched dry on top. The only one to have fermentation problems (due to stalling, perhaps due to colder storage temps) was the one I pitched dry. It went like heck for two days, then apparently stopped in its tracks. When you...

Base price less than $5 more. Don't know how much more shipping would be, but I wouldn't expect much of a difference, if any in shipping cost.

I think you'd be fine adding the wheat DME after you steep the grains. I've noticed my spreadsheet is wrong, so I don't know exactly what your IBU level would be, but it should be somewhere around 30. It would be about 32 if you added the extract at flameout (something some folks do)...

I have a spreadsheet that uses the hop utilization formula given in How to Brew. If you truly only used the steeping grains before you boiled, your starting gravity would be 1.0095 if you boiled with 3 gallons. Note that in general, partial boils try to hit S.G during the boil that is...

I have a Belgian Wit that looks like it is finally finishing up after about 4.5 weeks. I think the fermentation stalled from getting too cold after going like crazy the first two or three days. Then it sat there for the next 2.5 weeks until I was about to bottle and noticed I was at a F.G of...

At coppertubingsales.com it's only $5 more for 1/2" over 3/8". I'm just uncertain which to use for a 5 gallon pot that can obviously only do partial boils? Or should I wait until I get a larger pot?

Beernip, I think the answer is, "not really", or at least, "there shouldn't be". Each extract has its own sometimes secret formula, regardless of whether its LME or DME. A "light" LME from Brand A will be somewhat different than that from Brand B, but you should expect that Brand A's...

OK, this seems crazy. After finding I was stuck at 1.020 on the day I planne don bottling, I got it going again by moving it to a warmer location. Now it's been a bit more than 6 days and it's still bubbling every 20 seconds. Is there a point where I should worry about what's going on and...

Damn, I made this mistake too! Well, if something seems too good to be true, it probably is, eh?

I just found this while doing a surf today. I don't know about you guys, but this is about as good as it gets. I don't know how expensive the shipping is, or what the minimum is for this, but $2.25/lb for Breiss DME is the best I've seen, other than the 50# orders from the place in Chicago...

Just stopped by Wal-mart yesterday to pick up a tire plug kit, and looked through their space heaters. Picked up a digitally controlled unit with LED display for $21 on clearance! I know this isn't as much fun as writing PIC code, but it's done, it's cheaper and it includes a fan; I'm happy...

OK - the kit calls for the cup of sugar as an alcohol booster then. Let us know it turns out. I've been talking with my father about doing these sort of kits. He's retired and has planty of time, especially during the winters in northern Michigan, but I don't think he cares much about...

Jawats, Three quick comments for you: 1) I think you moved the beer too soon. Should wait at least a week - femrentation continues after the bubbles slow and stop. In fact, you may want to slightly increase the fermentation temp when activity seems to slow to help the yeast work on the...

Thanks for the post, Pol. It just seems a bit strange that John Palmer could be - wrong? This is timely as I am putting together a spreadsheet to calculate OG and IBU for extract recipes. The twist from what I understand is in most brewing software is that it has flexibility to properly...

You know, I find myself a bit puzzled now. The standard conversion I have learned is that going from DME to LME you need 1.25 as much. When going from LME to DME, you need 0.8 times as much (which is 1/1.25). However, in "How to Brew", it mentions that DME has about 40 points per pound...

OK, My idea isn't quite so geeky, but mainly because of time constraints (I have degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, and electronics and computer control systems). I was thinking of a simple thermistor based comparator circuit controlling a relay which turns on a 40W...

Q2XL, I think you can get a good 5.5-gal batch using a partial boil with this: Late Extract Addition Steep Cara Pils for 30 min at 160 deg F - try using 1-1.5 gallons of water for this Partial Boil: 2.5 gallons Evap loss assumed : 0.5 gallons Add 1.5 lbs DME at start of boil (60...

I've read that lagering for 24-48 hours at the end of primary period, just prior to racking will help with this too. I just tried this myself, but the brew is a bock fermented as an ale, and isn't the best style to see improvements in the clarity category! Maybe others do this with success?

There are two reasonable explanations for a kit containing both liquid and dry ME. 1) LME is usually canned in 3-4 lb (or larger!) cans. If a 5 gallon recipe needs more extract for the style, but not another 3.3 lbs, then a pound or two of DME adds the right amount to get the total where it...