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To add to what those above said, each refractometer has a different "wort conversion factor." One online calculator (I can't remember which) has a default of 1.08. Playing with the numbers I come up with .93 as a conversion factor for your readings. That seems to me to be a reasonable conversion...

OK, I'll take a Hydrometer reading to get a more accurate understanding of where the beer is sitting. Thanks for the suggestions!

Good Morning HBT! I think I screwed up royally. (REALLY ROYALLY) I made a by-the-seat-of-my-pants ginger beer a while back. I had some ginger that was starting to go bad, so I wanted to try it. I did some research and found a recipe online for a 5 gallon batch, but I didn't have enough ginger...

Good Afternoon! I have seen this heater recommended for adding to stovetop BIAB systems to help cut down on the boil time. I was thinking about getting one, but I'm not too sure. How does it keep from shocking you? Are you reliant on a GFCI outlet? There doesn't seem to be a ground. Or am...

I know I'm in the minority around here, but I like to do 1-3 gallon batches. I get to brew more often and try more styles. That after all is the biggest reason I got into this: it is fun. (the other reason, saving some money, hasn't worked out yet. I think I'm still at about $8/bottle for what...

Could you point me to or provide an explanation for how I calculate my efficiency? The recipe I had in hand suggested that with that grain bill shooting for 1 gallon I should expect 1.045 if I hit 72% efficiency, but I have no idea how to calculate that. As for water I used my tap water on...

Thanks for the advice. What would you recommend if I've got 3 Gallons worth of grain (7.25lb) sitting around the house that have been crushed once? It is a bit of a hike to the LHBS so I probably won't go back up for at least a month.

My current pot is 5 gallons with markings every gallon. yeah, I'll take the reading on how much is actually boiling off. My impression on dunk sparging was that it was highly beneficial, but I can't remember where I got that impression, so it is probably wrong. You're saying I should just put...

I used whatever crush the LHBS had. They kindly crushed the grain there as I don't have a mill at home. Where can I find out more about pH and brewing? Thanks for the options on the grains to use!

Good Afternoon. I'm a few batches in and have joined up because BIAB is flummoxing me! Currently have a Nut Brown conditioning and some bottles of a porter and hard cider in drinkable condition. A Kölsch and a ginger beer are fermenting.

Wait, there's an LHBS in dubuque? I haven't been able to find them online. (I may be moving there in the medium term future, so I was looking.)

Good Afternoon! Two days ago I completed my very first BIAB brew. It was also my 3rd brew, the first two being Northern Brewer kits. I'm not sure how well it went, so I want comments and critiques on what I did, and where I may have gone wrong. So here's my log: Sunday I went by...