3 vessel brewers do a 60min mash and a sparge. So in essence their grains are in contact with the water for 90min. That is why we do a 90min mash. The 90min boil is preferred to boil off the Dms precursors. As Scott said you will keep the hop additions at their original times. Sent from my SM-G935W8...
The volume in the bcs book is based on their equipment. Everyone will have different volumes and weights based on individuals equipment. The biggest problem with trying to copy recipes is trying to figure out the volumes the author is referring to and exact numbers. We call these low integrity recip...
To adjust with the biabacus you would enter the recipe as is on one side and then enter in what you would like the starting gravity to be. The biabacus will then scale down the grain bill and give you water volumes needed. You can post a recipe and an attempt at the biabacus and we can help you sort...
I would suspect that the short in your mash was partly because of only mashing for 60min. We recommend 90 and stirring occasionally is important. Did you allow your hydro samples to cool at all? The further the temp is from the calibrated temp the more inaccurate it can be. Sent from my SM-G935W8 us...
Welcome UW.
The biabacus is an awesome tool to convert recipes and to track your brewday.
Have a look around and if you need some questions answered ask away.
Looks alright to me. I made the same mistake on my first one and ended up hacking a car outlet appart to get my DC voltage. I can't verify the pins because mine is in a box buried somewhere.
Welcome Scott. Nice to hear of the great reviews. Settle in and take a look around. When you dive into the biabacus post up your first recipe and we can sort it out for you
How did you transfer the wort? If you poured the worth you may have disturbed the solids at the bottom. It is also possible that you could have waited longer for them to settle out. Any way it shouldn't be much of a concern. Whatever solids were transferred probably won't hurt anything. They if anyt...
Welcome Sam!
Great first post. Take a look around there is plenty of information here. Have a play with the biabacus(numerous links in this thread )and let us know what you think. There are a lot of great people here to help out so ask any questions you have.
Welcome TexasRed!
Extract is a great way to get started in brewing. A new version of this site is being developed to make it easier for all kinds of brewers to find help.
If you have any brewing questions we are more than happy to help you out.
Prost!
Last question for now, since I ended up with a higher OG than anticipated, will the beer end up sweeter or with higher alcohol? I'll go out on a limb, as this is a learning experience, and guess higher alcohol. My reasoning is that the wort with a higher OG has more sugars, and the yeast will conve...
Welcome yellowS (damn autocorrect won't let me type your full name )
Sounds like you are well on your way. We a re here to help. Any questions go ahead and ask away.