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   1. First try at using BIABacus - can I get another set of eyes to see if I did this right?

      by BMWFan, 7 months ago in BIABrewer.info and BIAB for New Members

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      I hope this is the correct place to put this question....
      
      First try at using BIABacus - can I get another set of eyes to see if I did this right? I'm trying to decide on what to use on brew day: Brew Target, Beer Smith, Brewers Friend or something else. I also have the Bru 'N Water spreadsheet, since I use RO water and have to add minerals. I'd like something that is accurate, repeatable and gives consistent results (based on if I don't mess up what it tells me to do) - ie. water volumes, brew...

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      Answer - Part 1*
      
      Thanks for you outstanding patience BMWFan . Nothing worse than having to wait days and days for an answer (sorry about that). I've just finished a big job so I should be more reliable from now on. Mind you, I might need some practice as I was half-way through writing my answer to you and lost the lot! (Not the forum's fault.) Let's see if I can remember what I wrote...
      
      Okay, always save your files as .xls even when using LibreOffice or OpenOffice. The reason for this is...
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      PistolPatch
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   2. My First Post! - Post here to become Fully Registered

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      by BIABrewer, 9 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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      Welcome to the forum, Petersk45 !
      
      Let us know if you have any questions. Hopefully you’ve already scopes out the BIABacus file and info that explains what the new terminologies mean. And lots of info on all these posts, so check them out! :thumbs:
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      Scott
      3 days ago
   3. adding flaked oats to a yeast starter

      by ShorePoints, 1 month ago in Yeasts

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      Consider adding flaked oats (dry oatmeal flakes) at a rate of 10 grams / 100 grams of Dry Malt Extract (DME) to the water you then boil to prepare in making a yeast starter. The wet oats can be strained off (sanitised strainer!) after cooling during transfer to the vessel where the yeast will be added.
      
      tizoc has provided a link with background

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      Thank you! this confirms what I suspected.
      
      I'm not sure what to think about it, on one hand, the foam going away so quickly when oats are added, is counterproductive for what you are supposed to be accomplishing with the SNS method (lots of foam to increase surface area). On the other hand, the presence of such lipids should make oxygen less important (at least thats my understanding based on those experiments where they use olive oil instead of oxygenation to help with yeast growth).
      
      Maybe...
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      tizoc
      1 week ago
   4. Shaken, not Stirred (aka James Bond) yeast starter method

      by tizoc, 1 month ago in Yeasts

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      This is the yeast starter method I have been using lately, and so far I'm very happy with the results (I haven't used my stir-plate since I first tried it):
      
      Interesting related posts:
      
      A writeup on yeast by the inventor of the method:
      Trial by denny from the AHA forum:
      Thread of the above:
      On the recommended vessel size of at least 4:1 ratio of vessel volume to starter volume:
      Pitching during high krausen is ideal, but not strictly required:
      On yeast and bacteria replication, UFA and...

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      Thanks for posting all those links! I recently came across a lot of this reading. This is the method I plan to use. I've just began making yeast starters. This will be a great all in one place reference. The developer of this method backs up his process with a lot of science. I'm particularly interested in his assertion that he makes a 1 liter starter regardless of whether it is ale or lager. I'll be testing this theory on a pilsner in a few weeks. I'll post results here. Just have to wait for...
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      Dreadpiratewes
      2 weeks ago
   5. Documenting my Single Vessel Automated Brewing System

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      by jhwerner1, 5 years ago in BIAB Automation

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      Don’t know for sure were to post this within the Forum structure, however since my SVABS is (If I'm using the wrong section of the Forum, maybe a Mod will move it to where it belongs.)
      
      In my Intro I said would post photos, but I’m going to start with a .pdf of the sketch of my system with some dimensions and sizes. Hopefully this will help make the photos a little more understandable as I post them.
      
      On the Sketch of the system I indicate that I’m using a Liquor tank, this is where I will...

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      OMG,
      
      I have seen a LOT of builds, maybe into the hundreds, as I have been looking at them for at least 7 years. Butbthis os one of the best I have seen.
      
      The build quality is beyond professional, it is a work of art. The notes, the pictures the pacing and description are PERFECT.
      
      A really REALLY great post.
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      Yettiman
      2 weeks ago

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