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Thanks guys!!

Well how could I miss something so simple? Ah rookie mistakes gotta love em!

I changed the OG and put in the crystal malt but alas to no avail - still no TWN reading.....

I noticed that my excel is working in "compatibility mode". Could that have something to do with it?

Thanks for the encouragement, Bob. It really is true that finding a method that suits you inspires you to brew more. I was really losing inspiration and stuck in a rut with extract brewing. Now I'm excited about all the new possibilities that have opened up with all grain. 3 stage mashes here I come...

Modus Hoperandi - good name is it:-) Suits the beer. Well worth checking out. The good news is that my first batch is bubbling in the fermentor and the second batch is No Chilling as I write. I must say this combination of methods - BIAB + No Chill is so labour "unintensive". It feels like I'll be t...

Thanks for the advice Pistol Patch. I did indeed have some good beers to celebrate - a Modus Hoperandi by Ska Brewing from Durango in the USA and a Jaipur IPA from Thornbridge Brewing in The UK. Funnily enough for the first time I actually did use two thermometers. I calibrated them by sticking them...

Well the boil all seemed very familiar after my years of extract brewing. I managed to get exactly 15 L. One difference is of course that I am doing No Chill so I don't have to do the whole chilling thing. Also I used hop bags for the different additions which made everything a lot easier when it ca...

Ok 4 minutes to mash out....getting nervous.... Well that all seemed to go smoothly. Got up to mash out temp in about 8 minutes and then left it there for 1 minute before removing bag and draining and squeezing. I had a little taste of the wort. It was sweet but I thought it would taste sweeter. Now...

My hopping schedule will be: Cascade 9.1 AA 20 grams 40 minutes, Cascade 9.1 AA 10 grams 15 minutes Cascade 9.1 AA 30 grams 5 minutes Cascade 9.1 AA 40 grams 1 minute Hopefully that'll give me 39 IBUs. I've decided to err on the low side as I understand that No Chill Increases bitterness....maybe I'...

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