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   1. "High Gravity Brewing, 240v Single Vessel System

      by gvhorwitz, 7 years ago in Electric BIAB

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      I just bought this baby and am itching to put it to work. I need a little electrical work done, by a pro, and I'll be all set.
      
      I saw it on YouTube by the Basic Brewing boys (James and Steve). I trust them immensely. Almost everything I've learned has been from them.
      Has anyone ever used this system,? If you have this system, please contact me. I'm interested in your input if reference to the biabacus.
      
      Cheers,
      
      Gre

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      No problem Greg. I too have fallen off the planet wrestling with trying to install software upgrades for the site but hitting IT difficulties at each step :smoke:. I think I'll call in the big guns soon to get some of the trickier stuff knocked on the head. Good luck with the continuing of your brewing adventure :luck:
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   2. Brewing a Belgian with a Kveik yeast

      by gvhorwitz, 7 years ago in Yeasts

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      I am planning on brewing a Belgian with my son. I have the Belgian yeast that came with the kit. But it’s hot as the devil here right now, and I have no means to make sure the beer brews at the proper temperature.
      
      Do any of you folks have an idea what would happen if I used a kveik (Norwegian farmhouse) yeast such as offered by Imperial Yeast or Omega Yeast? I’m thinking of this because this strain can work excellently in high temperatures.
      
      Omega offers one called hothead. Apparently it...

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      Hi Greg,
      
      I just had a beer brewed by lukasfab using Imperial A20 Citrus yeast. The beer was an AMerican Pale ALe and the hop bill tasted fantastic but the yeast (he fermented it at 22-23°C / 71.6-73.4°F) and it gave it a slightly unpleasant flavour, not hugely terrible though. We reckon if he ferments it lower next time then that flavour won't appear.
      
      Hopefully Lukas will experiment more so I don't have to :)
      Pat
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      PistolPatch
      7 years ago
   3. Whoops, screwed the pooch..Big Time

      by gvhorwitz, 9 years ago in Brew Day Stories and/or Pics

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      I just finished a almost perfect brew day. Three gallon biab kit from Northern Brewer, (Oatmeal Cookie Brown Ale). (Almost the last of these kits. Very soon, I'll only use the recipes from Brewing Classic Styles, as Scott had recommended several times).
      
      After I had done my mash by the book, hovering around the kettle, I realized that my thermometer was flaky and had been reporting that the mash was 10 degrees (Farenheit) hotter than it really was, therefore, it was 10 degrees cooler than it...

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      I love it......Nottingham is scary.........
      I have used it, but prefer London for my English ales
      that said, I have a friend (?) on the street over who loves Nottingham, but he watches real close and kills fermentation when it hits his goal. I have asked him why and he likes quick fermentation, is retired so he his time to watch his beer closely and loves the esters of Nottingham. As long as he keeps under watch he can kill it when he hits the level he wants
      bit to much work for me when I get...
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      Jamato
      9 years ago
   4. biabacus' strike temp is way lower than what Northern Brewer

      by gvhorwitz, 10 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hi,
      
      I've just brewed a nice Northern brewer 3 gallon, Dead Ringer IPA biab kit. when I looked at the recipe on Northern Brewer's document it calls for a strike temp of 72.2 C,. But the Biabacus says that the strike temp should be 68.7C.
      
      NB says that my OG should be 1.060, Biabacus says that my OG should be 1.044. What am I messing up here in my biabacus?

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      Pistol Patch is correct, as usual. I took up baking bread before brewing beer and I heartily agree. There is a little variance in bread ingredients (all purpose flour, bread flour, other kinds of flour and % water content) but nothing close to what we have in brewing. Technique at final bread dough proofing and steam in the oven makes things come out different, but again brewing has tons of variables even after flame out. A kit is just a kit and while you can weigh out separate hops and add...
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      ShorePoints
      10 years ago
   5. strike temp

      by gvhorwitz, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hi,
      I'm getting ready to brew a northern brewer irish red ale. (3 gallon/11.36L batch) The instructions with the package say the strike water should be 162F degrees/72.2C.
      But, biabacus says assuming that my grains are 80F/26.7 that I should strike at 153.8F/67.6C.
      
      162F compared to 153.8? what am I not getting?
      
      Thanks in advance
      
      Greg

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      I know them, they're super helpful and patient.
      
      They'll be the guys I get my supplies for my first non-kit recipe
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      gvhorwitz
      10 years ago
   6. non fermentable grains

      by gvhorwitz, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hi all,
      
      I'm inputting a recipe for a 80 shilling ale.
      
      when putting in the grain bill, how do I put in a grain that doesn't have any fermentable sugars? Is there a place that I have to note this
      
      Sorry if this is unclear.
      
      Greg

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      Thanks guys, you're the best!
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      gvhorwitz
      11 years ago
   7. trouble saving biabacus

      by gvhorwitz, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hi,
      
      I'm running excel 2007 in my computer. when I save the blank biabacus spreadsheet, it's does so perfectly. When downloading a file posted by Mad_Scientist, it saves perfectly. when I try to save any changes to the blank file I get weird messages. ie: The name cqy8 either conflicts with a valid range...
      
      If I try to save as Excel 97-2003 workbook , excel tells me something about minor loss of fidelity .
      
      Is there anything I should do to my excel program to make it compatible with...

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      Greg, saving the BIABacus as a 97-2003 workbook will be fine. Give that a go first. There's a possibility that, in another file, you have the cell cqy8 named? No idea. The BIABacus is actually very complicated software written into the primitive platform of a spreadsheet. If it is causing problems such as you have mentioned, the file may have been corrupted in some way. The easiest way to check against this is to download one of the main files and see if they play up in the same way.
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      PistolPatch
      11 years ago
   8. Suggestins needed for Caribou Slobber

      by gvhorwitz, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Howdy,
      
      Earlier I posted a note regarding my first BIAB,
      
      Mad_Scientist kindly pointed out some reasons for my low original gravity. Yesterday, I racked to a secondary and my gravity was 1.007 bringing my ABV to around 4.5. I'm assuming that I might get a little more attenuation, but not much, so I'm expecting a sweeter beer than expected.
      
      Do you have any suggestions in balancing my brew? I've never dry hopped before, is this a viable solution? If so what type of hop do you recommend?
      
      Any...

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      11Bx (1.0424) to 5.5Bx (1.0107) seems about right for 4% and attenuation in the right area for Windsor too (73%).
      
      As for your OP about balancing; I would give it a taste and see if you think it needs anything.
      Although it is not as strong as expected, it still may be a great beer as is.
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      mally
      11 years ago
   9. First Brew - Caribou Slobber (Northern Brewer)

      by gvhorwitz, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Hi all,
      
      I've brewed (a few weeks ago) a Northern Brewer, Caribou Slobber. This kit came with the BIAB starter kit that I bought from them. I'm thrilled with the kit, unfortunately the Caribou Slobber comes only with this kit, so I won't be able to purchase another of the same brew kit. There are others anyway, maybe I'll get the gut's to make up the Krispy Kolsch you've posted here.
      
      I've tried to input this information into my Beer Smith application. It tries to change my initial water needed...

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      A 1.060 at 3 gallons equals 1.045 at 4 gallons. In part, you started with too much water and/or not enough evaporation.
      
      Sent from my XT1053 using Tapatalk
      
      First of all, thank you for taking the time to respond. I appreciate your huge work at this site.
      
      I see your point, Northern Brewer called for 5.5 gallons of water initially, but that's way more than biabacus calls for. I'm sure that my boil wasn't vigorous enough. I'm sure the folks at Northern Brewer know what they're talking about, but...
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      gvhorwitz
      11 years ago
   10. biabacus manual

       by gvhorwitz, 11 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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       Hi
       Now I KNOW that there is a manual (with pictures) for the biabacus, I've seen it. But, dad-nabit, I can't find it.
       
       I'd like to send it to my work place and print it on their color printer.
       Any help will be appreciated.
       
       Also, is it in a separate file that I can download?
       
       Greg
       South Windsor, Connecticut, USA

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       I thought I posted a thank you. Please forgive me for not doing so. I think you all answered my question.
       
       Greg
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       gvhorwitz
       11 years ago
   11. Starter for 3 US gallons (11.356 liters)

       by gvhorwitz, 11 years ago in Fermentation (Wort to Still Beer)

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       Hi,
       I'm planning to do my first BIAB. It'll be 3 US gallons (11.356 liters). Also I've bought a stir-plate, which I'm itching to use. I'll be using a Wyeast Activator pack
       
       My question is: is a starter for this smaller batch okay to do, or will I be pitching too much yeast into the wort?

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       Wow, quick replies. Thanks for answers and links
       
       Greg
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       gvhorwitz
       11 years ago

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