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Re: Does anyone have 15 gal MegaPot profile for Beersmith?

Dave - I use the spread sheet as my sole record when brewing. I'm 100% Apple and I can tell you I've had very little luck with anythingn but a true Excel program. Libre works ok, but be sure you're saving in .xls and not the native extension. It's really just so much cleaner in the proper format. So...

I don't have a photo...I'm traveling right now so can't take one, but yes, I use it regularly. It's just a female threaded T turned on it's side. One side goes through the lid, where the spray head is threaded against it to hold it in place. The other side (which becomes the top, as the T is turned ...

Rally nice build! I've been using a single vessel RIMS for a while and I love it! If you're at all interested in cleaning up the top end just a bit (not that you need it), you can pop a hole in the lid and screw in an elbow (or a T if you want to integrate a second temp probe or something). Then att...

I use the exact same setup (bag in the big ol' basket) and have never had a problem with flow. My thinking with your setup is that the grain is packing into the bottom of your bag, and the flexibility of the bag is allowing is the grain to compact to the point water won't flow through it. Using the ...

Thank for the input pp. Since I was introducing a bunch of new-to-me things with this brew, I followed the BCS recipe as directly as I could...which included three smack packs for the 5 gallon recipe. I'm sure this could be modified in the future, as I've done with lots of ales, but I try not to mes...

Sure, here ya go https://www.thebeerbug.com/main/index.php?id=20000c2a6906c2e2 Pay not attention to the temp readings. Beerbug measures temperature through a sensor on the bug itself. They say that moving CO2 coming up through the bug 'should' yield reliable temps. That may be the case in a temp con...

Thanks for the thoughts. Yes, I'm using multiple devices. I've got a beerbug running at real time and backing it up with my trusty hydrometer. Temp adjustments might account for a little bit (and I've looked at them) but even those adjustments don't account for the significant change. Good thoughts ...

Thanks Rick, I was following the book guidelines for mash temp. It calls for Wyeast 2001 Urquel Lager which attenuates at 72-76%. My shop didn't have that, so I ended up with what appeared to be similar on the chart...Wyeast 2124 Bohemian Lager @ 73-77% and Wyeast 2278 Czech Pils @ 70-76%. All of wh...

Sure, I acn appreciate the fact it isn't uncommon for FG to end up low, I guess I was more concerned as to why this batch went so much lower than expected. Usually my numbers are pretty much spot on with what BIABacus gives me...this is the first time that's not the case. Like I said the OG was righ...

Not a carboy, but on my small SS conical, I use a medium/large reptile heating mat just lying against the side of the fermenter, pinned underneath a layer of insulation (neoprene jacket in my case). The heater covers about a third of the circumstance of the fermenter, fwiw. I pluged it into my temp ...

Not to change the direction you're going in, but for about $120 more than the kettle you're looking at you can get one of SS Brewtech's 7 gallon conical fermenters. Then there's no worrying about separating out all of the trub when you transfer, whatever bit transfers just settles to the bottom of t...

Not that there's anything wrong with using a ruler, but it's really easy to chemically etch measurement marks on the inside of your kettle using a 9v battery, a vinegar/salt solution and a Q-tip. I filled my kettle a quarter gallon at a time (use the measurevent of your choice, obviously), then mark...

I must confess to never having had Old Speckled Hen, but it shows up quite a bit as I research English Ales. Can someone give me their impression of it, taste wise? I know they're different, but how does it compare to, say, NewCastle?

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