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   1. My First Post! - Post here to become Fully Registered

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      by BIABrewer, 14 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      All newly registered members are encouraged to post here provided they have fully read all articles in BIABrewer.info Essentials .
      
      My First Post! - Post here to become Fully Registered.
      
      Now that you have ploughed through all the reading as instructed in BIABrewer.info Essentials and had a look around the site, make a post here to become a fully registered member.
      
      Posts in this thread are individually assessed by administration so as to prevent, spammers, and, bots, infecting the site....

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      Happy New Year everyone!!!, Been brewing for a number of years now brewing 5 gallon batches. Looking to upgrade to BIAB. We have developed several recipes that we love. Hoping to be able to tweak our 5 gallon recipes to BIAB. Lots of reading to be found on this site to help make that happen. Let the learning begin.
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   2. BIABacus Pre-Release - Your First Impressions

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

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      Here is a pre-release glimpse of the BIABacus for you whilst we re-write the site and finalise the release of the BIABacus.
      
      BIABacus PR1.3U - Blank Style - Blank Name - Batch A0.xls
      
      BIABacus PR1.3U - American Pale Ale - NRB's All Amarillo APA - Batch A0.xls
      
      Above files uploaded on 18th May 2018. Corrects WYWU error in Section F.
      
      Your first thought will most likely be...
      
      This looks way too hard :dunno:.
      
      Your second thought will most likely be...
      
      This is actually quite...

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      As always on liquids your mileage may vary some. Also, grind will change the absorption rate. Always try to grind the same setting for consistancy. Boil rate will change if you use a propane burner also.
      As far as To squeeze or not to squeeze , that is the question I personally have never had off flavors {tannins} due to squeezing the bag. I do also let it drain over a collender not the pot. Only change in flavor profile has been due to I brew outside and will pick up wild yeast due to spring...
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   3. Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment...

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      by BIABrewer, 14 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      Before helping others to convert a recipe they post here, please make sure you have fully read and understood this post and the others it refers to.
      
      Every beer recipe needs to be adjusted to suit both your own brewing method as well as your equipment. For example, it will be obvious to all but the newest brewers that an extract recipe needs to be converted to a grain recipe. What is not so obvious to those entering the world of all-grain is that recipes need to be adjusted for your equipment...

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      I do not think the BIABacus has a specific line for altitude adjustment. My guess is that you will have to learn by experience and change the amount of hops accordingly. I know that's not real helpful, but at higher altitudes, the boiling point of wort with specific gravity above 1.000 can still be less than 100 ºC (212 ºF). It is hot enough to do what is intended.
      
      To your exact question about hops in the boil, those added at 60 minutes (remaining boil time) will be the same for any altitude....
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   4. Jokes, Forwards & Humourous Links

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      by BIABrewer, 14 years ago in General Chit-Chat, Nonsense & Rambles

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      Please place anything of humour into this thread. To keep it interesting, a moderator will, from time to time clean the thread whilst leaving the original humour in place.
      
      Whilst brewers are in general a fairly tolerant lot, double-check before posting that your post is funny rather than potentially offensive.

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      A yank visits The Promised Land and goes for a walk on Bondi Beach. Here and there he kicks a bottle and from one a Genie appears and tells him she will grant 3 wishes. Holding the bottle in his hand he says, well how about a cold beer that never runs out. Immediately the bottle turns into a fresh, delicious cold beer. When he takes the last drink from it, it magically refills. With a huge smile he starts off down the beach when the Genie says, wait - you still have 2 wishes. OK, he says, give...
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   5. Does this recipe have integrity? Can I copy it?

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

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      Most brewers, at least to begin with, copy their recipes from another source. Unfortunately, there are very few sources of high integrity recipes, recipes that can be copied well.
      
      Examples of low and high integrity recipes can be found in this post . Please read it before posting here . Once you have read that post, please do one of the following...
      
      Place a direct link to the recipe you wish to copy/scale.
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      Provide all the information you have on the original recipe.
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      If you have the...

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      Thanks, PP, for support. I see more clearly that integrity of a recipe is an all-or-nothing deal.
      
      As for the IBU mystery, I haven’t a clue. Even realistic Tinseth IBUs derived from AA% and weights lose any distinction in flavor to me once above 120 - it registers as Bitter and little else. That would surely be true if there were no late addition hops / dry hopping for flavor & aroma.
      
      I do have a Clue in the form of a board game - Colonel Mustard... :whistle:
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      Zoner
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   6. Your Questions on Clear Brewing Terminology (CBT)

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      by BIABrewer, 10 years ago in Brewing Process and Terminology (Summary)

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      Please use this thread to ask any questions or give feedback regarding the Clear Brewing Terminology (CBT) thread .
      
      Clear brewing terms are the basic building blocks of quality communication amongst brewers so please don't hesitate to ask your questions here.

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      Thanks, both of you for pointing me in the right direction. I just figured out that old habits die hard. I spent several years in a research facility and a career in the Army where metric abbreviations were a little different...The metric terms I have rolling around in my head didn't equate to the ones I was seeing. Metrics in my world were never pluralized...Just the value of the numbers in front indicate plurality. So I think, with your help I figured out the conventions used in The...
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      Catskinner
      6 years ago
   7. The BIPs Thread

      by BIABrewer, 7 years ago in Your Feedback

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      BIPs (BIABrewer.info Points) provide a way in which all members can contribute to the community. You can find the main BIPs page here
      
      Any comments or questions? This is your thread!

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      Hi Pat
      
      I have definitely gained great value out of the site over the years irrespective of the format/ interface. I've just bought some BIPS so hope that helps.
      
      Good luck on the elegant solution. Don't be discouraged by IT headaches; even us IT professionals often have big issues with major changes. I hope you at least have a test site you can run up so you don't have to big bang the live system to the desired end state and hope for the best!
      :luck:
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      Inconceivable
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   8. If You Are Having Strange Problems Registering or Logging In

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      by BIABrewer, 7 years ago in Your Feedback

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      ADDITIONAL DETAILS IN THIS POST OF THE WHAT'S HAPPENING THREAD
      
      The following problems should only affect a tiny fraction of users.
      If using Google Chrome, you may find ; upon registration, after solving the Captcha or 'Sortable' correctly you are told you are incorrect; not being able to login using your proper username and password; when posting, finding the 'Add Files' button not working.
      
      Solution/s
      
      This problem is extremely rare although a few users on other phpBB forum software...

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      Got a strange one Pat & Sarah. I received a My first post notification so I clicked on it...It took me to page 324 . Seems to be 327 pages :think: :think: :think: Tried it 3x and same result..I went back to yesterdays email and the notification went through properly ..
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      jhough
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   9. A General Warning on Purchasing Kegs - New or Used

      by BIABrewer, 8 years ago in Kegging

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      Preface: This post claims copyright. You may though link to it or, instead, copy it in entirety, including this preface and the diagram. Partial copies are not permitted.
      
      It is very important that you check and investigate the quality of kegs before purchasing.
      
      Brand New doesn't mean they are Quality Kegs
      
      More and more brand new kegs are being offered to the home brewer however, the quality of these kegs is often poor. These brand new kegs come in many shapes and forms; some even look...

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      Thanks Pistol
      great info
      I do like the shorter kegs for my Keezer, I convert them to Ball lock. And I have found out about Cornelius fittings in my travels, I have had issues disconnecting generics.
      somehow I wish that the sellers would get the message about cheap gods from China. I go out of my way not to buy the stuff because it never last.
      Sorry guys but there is no quality control, just pump it out and let the retailer deal with the returns seems to be the policy they have.
      Sorry for the...
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   10. Hop Guide

       by BIABrewer, 14 years ago in Hops

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       The hop directory from hopslist is an excellent resource. Thanks nosco.
       
       This hop guide from Beer Legends is another. Thank you Joshua.
       
       If you know of any other good quality guides, please let us know here and we will add them to this post.
       
       Cheers,
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       WOW that beer legends guide is totally cool
       these breakdowns in graphs are killer
       I would buy that in book form.
       
       guess I am going to bite on the other book soon
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       Jamato
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   11. Site Online Again: Any problems, let us know.

       by BIABrewer, 7 years ago in Your Feedback

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       Thanks for your patience over the last few days.
       
       Having the site down allowed for a tremendous amount of backend work to be done (a more thorough IT explanation in the next post). For those not familiar with that side of things, an analogy would be that we were constantly maintaining, patching and repairing a crumbling building. The last few days enabled the old building to be demolished, new foundations laid, materials tested and then assembled.
       
       Now, we can, without constant distraction,...

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       Hope no one minds but I'm going to close/lock this thread and correspond directly with the posters above via email. Juggling a few too many things atm, still IT stuff :dunno: .
       
       goulaigan will be first on my list of emails. The email will be called rsync nightmare.
       
       :) Thanks again for the above,
       Pat
       
       P.S. That busy that Sarah and I haven't even had a beer together in the last fortnight :O
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   12. Site Down and being restored.

       by BIABrewer, 7 years ago in Important Notices

       

       We had a bit of a crash yesterday. Site is back up but we still have to restore a few things such as attachments.
       Will let you know when finished.
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   13. Site Down and being restored.

       by BIABrewer, 7 years ago in Important Notices

       

       We had a bit of a crash yesterday. Site is back up but we still have to restore a few things such as attachments.
       Will let you know when finished.
       Thanks,
       Pat
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   14. Am I on the New Server yet?

       by BIABrewer, 7 years ago in Your Feedback

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       Changing servers seems to be an odd process where some users will be on the new server, depending on their Internet Service Provider (ISP), much faster than others. Some ISP's can take two days to get you to the new server apparently.
       
       If you type in biabrewer.info and see...
       Blue:  You are being served by the old server, however, there is a red announcement which explains you can go to  bia.brewer.info  and safely post there while you're waiting.
       
       Green:  You are being served from the new...

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       Thanks MS  :salute:: It's above my pay-grade to fix that but will add to list of things to do.
       
       Streamer, that's very strange. Had a look in the database and your style is set to the same as everyone else's. Leave it with me. I'm just hoping you've gone colour-blind recently, that way nothing to fix!
       
       Running behind on getting the What's Happening thread up as a few other things jumped in as priorities.
       
       As for the site speed issue, will have to wait until Mikey or Simo get a bit of time up...
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   15. Please test the site's speed

       by BIABrewer, 7 years ago in Your Feedback

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       On Sunday, for reasons explained in this post , we'll move BIABrewer.info from the current shared server to a dedicated server. Before we do that, could you test the site's speed and post your results?
       
       The only way I know of doing it properly (without any third party tools) is using Chrome so please post if you know how to do the following with another browser and I'll update this post.
       
       Testing Using Chrome (Test 1 - No Cache)
       
       1. Click the BIABrewer.info logo (the tired bloke, top-left)....

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       Thanks guys ;)
       
       There's something definitely not right. I seriously doubt it is the new host, probably more something to do with how we've set the host up.
       
       Will see if Simo can take a look soon as I think identifying the problem will need his advanced skills.
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   16. Technical Errors - Bugs

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       by BIABrewer, 14 years ago in Your Feedback

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       All brewers, new and experienced, are encouraged to reply to this topic provided they have read the below.
       
       Please report any technical errors or bugs in this thread. Before reporting, please check, Current Errors, below to make sure your error is not already being addressed.
       
       CURRENT ERRORS as at 17th April 2010.
       
       1. Two bugs with The Converter. See here for details.
       
       All brewers, new and experienced, are encouraged to reply to this topic provided they have read the above.

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       Cheers Lumpy,
       
       That will be the name we'll use for registered users later on so that's okay. Other member names will change later as well. For example, Newly registered users will become Untapped .
       
       This new editor is a tad strange (e.g. line spacing is not WYSIWYG) and might need some more work, however, if you want to see the BB code in your post, click on the last of the editing buttons.
       
       One other error is that the center tags on old posts have not carried through. I'll see if I can fix...
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   17. Bank Promo Offer - $75 Cash (Aussies Only at this Stage)

       by BIABrewer, 8 years ago in General Chit-Chat, Nonsense & Rambles

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       I've just sent out a mass email, which I'll copy to the second post here.
       
       To put it briefly, if you open an IngDirect Account by using this link , you will receive a $75 cash bonus and so will BIABrewer. To get the bonus, you'll need to deposit a grand, even if it is only for a day. However, I have been with Ing for ages now, and they are truly brilliant, so I'm sure you'll be happily using it most regularly.
       
       Despite a few of your generous donations, the site does run at a financial loss so...

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       Just thinking it could be an SMTP quota issue... Oops, DrSmurto has received four of them!
       
       After doing a lot of Googling, I think what happens is that if you send more emails than allowed in your daily quota, the rest are held off to the next day or something. So, it looks like I spammed my own board members :roll:.
       
       I wouldn't expect anyone to get more than three though. The first two are really ugly ones; on the third I learned how to dig into the bowels of the backend and change the...
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   18. The Nonsense / Chat / Fast Answer / Guest Thread

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       by BIABrewer, 14 years ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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       Guests* and members, please feel free to use this thread for general chatting, asking and answering quick questions or when you feel as though you might be just writing utter nonsense :D
       
       [ADMIN NOTE: Edited on 20th March 2015 to expand the range of this topic.
       
       * Guests and Visitors , it may take a few days from the time of writing the admin note above to get this thread working for you as well.

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       Pat, you are correct. My response on efficiency didn't have appropriate detail. And unfortunately not drunk, rather absolutely exhausted from a long day (and week), looked at the website briefly before going to sleep for a diversion, and thought I could give some input to Glowing Apple.
       
       EIB - Efficiency Into Boil (my assumption is this is what he was looking for). My BIAB batches 6-12 had the following EIB #s: 94, 88, 77, 82, 88, and 91. Pulled the #s off email to LHBS expert who claimed BIAB...
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   19. Kolsch - LloydieP's Krispy Kolsch (Adjusted)

       by BIABrewer, 14 years ago in BIAB Recipes

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       The following recipe has been adjusted to suit The Master Guide. The original recipe can be found here .
       
       OVERVIEW
       
       Style: Kolsch
       Name: LloydieP's Krispy Kolsch
       Yeast: Safale K97 or German Ale Yeast
       Original Gravity: 1.048
       Total IBU's: 24.6
       Colour (EBC): 7.6
       Efficiency at End of Boil: 79%
       Mash Length (mins): 90
       Boil Length (mins): 90
       Your Vessel Type (Pot/Keggle/Urn): Pot
       Source/Credits: LloydieP's recipe which can be found here
       Notes/Instructions/Comments:
       
       Volumes etc.
       
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       I will pour it through something....not wasting two whole pints!
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   20. All the best for 2015

       by BIABrewer, 9 years ago in Your Feedback

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       Traditionally, at about this time of year, I thank the membership for their various contributions throughout the past year or longer. I will do that in a much later post. At this time, I also write some hopes I have on what might pass in the following year.
       
       This year I'd like to break that tradition and, instead, hear from you first.
       
       Whether you have never posted here before (use this thread ) or post regularly, let me know your thoughts or ideas on one or more of the following...
       
       1. What do...

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       Looks like Pat has been lazy or busy or something but I have it on good authority the he hasn't forgotten this thread. This thread has certainly not been forgotten and I very much appreciate the responses above. A quality reply here though will take some concentration and time which, at present, are in very short supply. When I do reply here, I will do it over several hyper-linked posts so as you are able to read the sections that are most relevant to you.
       
       What may be relevant to a lot of...
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   21. Mash Gravity Figures Needed for BIABacus.

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       by BIABrewer, 11 years ago in Measurement, Mathematics and Records

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       On your next brew, if you are a pure BIAB'er and do a mash-out , I'm wondering if you could take two gravity readings and record them here for us.
       
       What is a Pure BIAB?
       
       A pure BIAB is when all the water required in a brew is added to the mash. In other words, there is no active sparging involved.
       
       What is A Mash-Out ?
       
       When BIAB'ing, you can either pull the bag at the end of the mash and then bring this 'sweet liquor' to the boil or you can allow the bag to remain in the sweet liquor and...

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       Thanks cwier60 and the many others who have been contributing here. I know just how much effort it takes to do this.
       
       :thumbs:
       
       One thing I thought of the other day is that I should have asked people to record their base malt/s as this might explain the difference in some of the more extreme results. If you can remember what base malts you used and have time to edit your posts above, that might help us even more paint a picture.
       
       For now, I have given up on the idea of writing in a logarithmic...
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   22. Clear Brewing Terminology (CBT)

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

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       Clear Brewing Terminology (CBT) - The Essentials
       The homebrew world is currently suffering from very poor terminology. This makes things difficult for everyone. BIABrewer has spent several years developing a terminology that is natural and fast to learn. Take the time to read through the below and then use these terms as much as possible when you post either here or on other forums. If a term in this thread has an abbreviation, it is perfectly acceptable to use that abbreviation on...

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       Phrase Express and Clear Brewing Terminology
       Phrase Express is what is known as a text expander program. Phrase Express works for Windows and Android but similar programs exist for Apple etc.
       
       Phrase Express has many handy features. Take the time to read them in the link above. Once you have done so, download and install Phrase Express.
       
       Import the CBT file below into Phrase Express
       
       Once you have installed Phrase Express, import the following file Clear Brewing Terminology courtesy of...
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   23. What is your evaporation rate?

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       by BIABrewer, 12 years ago in Measurement, Mathematics and Records

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       I was hoping to collect some more figures on kettle evaporation rates to see if the exisitng evaporation formula used in The Calculator needs any improvement.
       
       If possible, can you please post the following in this thread...
       
       1. Your average internal kettle diameter and type. (For keg users, see picture below and estimate.)
       2. How much wort you evaporated off during the boil. (Start of boil volume minus end of boil volume.)
       3. The duration of your boil. (eg 60 minutes, 90 minutes etc.)
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       Nice stuff bundy! Let's do some maths...
       
       BIABacus on your kettle estimates 4.93 litres/hour or 1.3 gal/hour.
       
       Your actual is about 3.5 litres/hour or 0.925 gal/hr
       
       The formula you have linked to would give us with a 2.4kW element...
       
       2400/2256.4*60*60/1000=1.06364*60*60/1000=3.83 litres/hour or 1.01 gal/hour.
       
       That's not a bad match for you.
       
       If you had a 3.0kW element then...
       
       3000/2256.4*60*60/1000=1.06364*60*60/1000=4.78 litres/hour or 1.263 gal/hour.
       
       That's not a bad match for the...
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   24. The Misinformation Thread

       by BIABrewer, 10 years ago in Your Feedback

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       Note that guests/visitors are also able to post in this thread.
       
       No one likes to say, You got it wrong , however not identifying poor information or misinformation can have ongoing ramifications. This is one of the several major reasons why BIABrewer.info was created. This thread is a place where you can point out errors either here or on other forums.
       
       Thread Guidelines
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       PP, while I wish we could get others to become more of a PARTNER in the homebrew process , most the OTHER sites are more of the look at me, congratulate me type of sites.
       I have tried to steer some others our way ,but, sadly they ........ just want some recognition for a post whether it means something or is a number.
       Sorry for my rant .......just ticks me off sometimes.
       I just want to make better beer !!
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       10 years ago
   25. The Visitor's Thread.

       by BIABrewer, 10 years ago in Your Feedback

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       Note that guests/visitors are able to post in this thread.
       
       How did you find your way here? What are your first impressions? Is there anything stopping you doing your first post and becoming an active member of BIABrewer.info? What information, posts or threads keep you coming here?
       
       Thread Guidelines
       Before posting here, if you are a guest, please be aware that it may take some time for your post to be approved and appear on the board. Your post here requires a name. Just type in anything...

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       Well said Hopster. I quit going to the other forums for the most part. Sometimes I check in but rarely post. The wealth of information here is outstanding! PP, Pat , and Bob go to great lengths and should accept the praise that the are due.
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