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YES. This alone is enough to sell me on iBM2. They still have to fix those nasty bugs though.

Ragtop, did you find any horrible bugs or missing functionality in BA? Reading the App Store reviews, it seems like it might be pretty but somewhat broken or not-so-thorough.

Drat! Both of those options I linked to are aluminum, but my pot is stainless steel. I'm reading all sorts of bad things about galvanic corrosion. Should I be worried about this? After some further digging, it looks like a plated steel grill grill could work...

Hey folks! I’m (still) planning my first BIAB all-grain 5 gallon batch, and the last piece of equipment I need is some sort of buffer between the bottom of my kettle and the bag I’ll be using. I know that some people’s opinion is that you either don’t need to add heat during mashing if you...

I totally agree about iBM2. It's incredibly buggy and pretty ugly, BUT it has the best features and layout. It seems like they're working on improving the app rapidly, so hopefully they'll get at least the worst of the bugs squashed soon. It really seems like they're avid beer people who just...

Yeah, he has the pails, but I actually just got a 6 gallon Better Bottle that I'm going to use for my first 5 gallon all-grain batch in a few weeks. I'm not looking forward to cleaning it, but it would drive me nuts to not be able to visually check on it. What can I say, I'm a beer voyeur!

Thanks!

Ah, I'll be using the brand new 10 gallon Megapot 1.2 I just ordered!

I brewed a 5 gallon extract batch with a friend over the weekend, and it's currently sitting an Ale Pail in his bathroom. He's telling me that he's seeing very little activity in the airlock, and I'm concerned our batch is busted. Could we open up the pail and add some more yeast of the same...

I’m planning my first all grain 5 gallon BIAB batch and I want to make sure I get the right bag for the job. So, here are some questions: What size bag do you recommend for a 5 gallon all grain batch? The nylon bags have the option of either fine or coarse mesh. What’s the purpose of the...

Thanks Jim. I'll check it out once I'm willing to drop another $20 :)

Thanks for the link, Spartangreen. It seems like there are as many opinions about how much sparging and your water/grain ratio matter as there are people on this forum. I'm digging learning about them all!

The biggest pot I have is 3 gallons, unfortunately. Plus, I have my heart set on a 5 gallon batch, so doing a smaller batch as a proof of concept doesn't really appeal to me, but it's a good suggestion. Building a mash tun out of a cooler is something I may do eventually, but I'm making an...

RM-MN, that is so appealing! If I can brew a 5 gallon batch in one pot without adding extra grains and get good efficiency, that would be fantastic. I don't have a pot big enough, but I'm willing to make that investment. I'll probably get an 8 gallon pot, which I'm reading is ideal for a 5...

Hi folks. I’m planning my first 5 gallon, all grain, stovetop (gas) batch, and I wanted to run through the process I’m considering using to make sure it’s solid. I’d love your feedback. I’ve done a bunch of reading, but so far all I’ve actually done is Brooklyn Brew Shop’s 1 gallon Everyday...

Good idea regarding modifying the all grain kits. I talked to my buddy, and we're going to do extract for this batch using all the of the equipment at his house, so that's that. For the next batch I do at my place with my equipment I'm going to go all grain using BIAB. I'll need to get a...

After playing around with iBrewmaster 2 for an hour or so, I'm totally shocked that they're selling this thing for the amount they are. IF it worked like it's supposed to, and IF it wasn't a steaming pile of design vomit, it might be worth it, but it's one of the buggiest and ugliest apps I've...

Psycotte, I'll check out the free version. Thanks!

If you haven't found the color options yet, they're under Setup > Custom Colors. I changed mine to the iOS7 option and it got rid of the horrible beer foam at the top of the screen and applied a general greyscale color theme. Supposedly you can choose custom colors, but...surprise! That feature...

Thanks for the tips! I'll definitely look into those books.