Important Notices

1. Metric and US Measurements

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   Metric, Imperial and U.S. Measurements
   
   When using imperial units in posts, please specify this otherwise units such as gallons and ounces will be interpreted as being US measurements.
   
   As this is an international site, it is recommended that members install a unit converter add-on to their browser. At time of writing, the Converter for Firefox is the...
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2. Copyright Information

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   Copyright Information
   
   All posts authored under the name of, BIABrewer, are protected by copyright. You are most welcome to link these posts or copy them for personal use. If you would like to use the information in any other way, please PM BIABrewer so as permission from the author and/or BIABrewer can be sought.
   
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3. How to Find Quality Information on BIABrewer.info

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   How to Find Quality Information on BIABrewer.info
   
   Finding quality information on any forum can be tedious. BIABrewer.info has taken considerable care in site teccnology and structure so that quality information can be found easily.
   
   The second and third posts of this article explain...
   
   How to Search
   
   1. Forum Search
   2. Advanced...

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   Finding the Highest Quality Information
   
   Now that you are familiar with the individual features of the three search tools, further benefits can be gained by understanding the hierarchy of information quality on the site.
   
   Topics and posts on BIABrewer.info can be divided into seven categories. As a general rule, the higher the category...
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4. How to Subscribe to a Forum or a Topic

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   How to Subscribe to a Forum or a Topic.
   
   Subscribing to a Forum or a Topic means that you are emailed any time an update is made to the Forum or Topic (thread.) This is an excellent way of staying up to date on areas that interest you or on any major site changes.
   
   How to Subscribe to a Forum
   
   To subscribe to a Forum, firstly click on the forum, e.g....
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5. How to Insert a Link into a Post

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   How to Insert a Link into a Post.
   by Gavin Lyle (hashie)
   
   This is a quick guide to explain how to insert a link into a post.
   
   Before posting a link, you need an address to the web page you want linked and a word or phrase for the link to appear as.
   
   Step by Step Guide to Posting a Link
   
   1. Open up a new tab on your browser and go to the page you want...
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6. How Can Retailers Contribute to BIABrewer.info?

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   How Can Retailers Contribute to BIABrewer.info?
   
   Retailers are an essential part of the brewing community. Many are well-intentioned, offer brilliant advice and are passionate about looking after us brewers. Some of them are so passionate they actually sometimes forget they are retailers!
   
   If you are a retailer who is passionate about brewing, you should...
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7. The Best Way to Start & Manage a New Topic

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   The Best Way to Start & Manage a New Topic.
   If you are a new brewer, you may find that there is so much information on the net, it can be very hard to know or find what information is relevant to your level of experience. Many experienced brewers well remember how confusing this can be. BIABrewer.info is very conscious of this.
   
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8. More downtime

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   Hi guys,
   
   Sorry for the last few days. It looks like our hosting provider has finally shut down Pat's account. I have managed to move everything over and restored from the last backup (21/3). Please let me know if anything isn't working :)

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   Hi jhough,
   
   Unfortunately I'm not sure what you mean :) This post is more to do with accessing the site, but if you message me exactly you're trying to do, I can have a look for you.
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9. R.I.P. Pistol Patch. Cheers to You

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   I read today that we have lost our Leader, Mentor and Friend Patrick Hollingdale aka Pistol Patch. Screenshot_20200717-141941_Facebook.jpg
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   I don't really know what to say. I am completely in shock. I got to know Pat thru this site. I decided to brew using the BIAB method and who better to learn from then one of the innovators of the process. I worked my way up here to be honored with being named a moderator. Eventhough we lived on opposite sides of the...

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   Jack, Pat was a mentor to us all. Still can't believe it's been 9 months since he passed.
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10. Downtime

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    Hi all,
    
    As you may have noticed, the site was missing for a few days. We experienced a couple of technical issues, but we are back and ready to roll! Apologies for the inconvenience.

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    I've had some inactive time away from the site and it's sad to come back and hear that we lost Pat. I didn't know him as well as some of you but we had communicated by email back and forth a number of times about adding features to Biabacus. Sincerely hope we as a community can keep this site active, it definitely has feed my love of home brewing and undoubtedly has done the same for many brewers here.
    
    Cheers,
    Tony
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11. SOLVED: "Not secure" notice - who's getting it?

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    While in the process of re-arranging things here at headquarters, one part of my main computer has decided to play up. I'm still trying to get the time and knowledge to find out which bit - hopefully not the motherboard!
    
    So, for the last few days I've been working off my phone and ancient laptop but I am seeing this...
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    Q1 Is anyone else getting this?
    Q2 If so for how long?
    Q3 Using one browser or just a particular browser?
    
    Main question is does anyone know how to fix it. I...

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    Finally my brain is not only working again, I have also had some time to actually use it :)
    
    Just installed some server updates, one of which was Certbot. It asked me to make a choice between two things that I had no understanding of. Tossing a coin solved that problem :) . The biabrewer.info address still threw the problem up, however the -d trick, Kevk mentioned, fixed that :salute:.
    I believe I have the certificates set to auto-renew but, if things start playing up again on 17 Oct 12:25...
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12. BIABAcus PR1.3U - Fixes an error in Section F

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    BIABacus PR1.3T and perhaps some other prior versions were incorrectly calculating the WYWU (What you will use) amount in Section F. This version fixes it.
    
    I do have quite a new version of The BIABacus however I think I'll need a mathematician to make a few changes that I really want to see. Until then, I trust PR1.3U will keep you going .
    
    All the best,
    Pat

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    quote:  frustrated with how little the various brewing software I've tried matches the reality of my brewday.
    
    I’ve used the BIABacus for as long as I have brewed All Grain (>60 five gallon batches) and it usually matches my brewday experience. I am always pleased when Specific Gravity readings are spot on, even the extra digit after the /. The BIABacus has built into it by design that you should get a bit higher OG than targeted, but I customize my inputs and get a match based on experience....
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13. Ferking Up 2018

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    First post by Pat, 5 years ago

    

    I thought that might get your attention :P
    
    This is an important year, one that is going to mainly rely on you! So, before we go any further...
    
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    Ferking up basically means to move things forward.
    
    Whilst I now know what you can all do to help ferk up 2018, I still need a week or two to work out the ferking order.
    
    More soon and best wishes to you all,
    Pat
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14. Site Down and being restored.

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    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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15. Site Down and being restored.

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    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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16. Looking for high quality brewing pics for the new site.

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    One of the many, many skills I don't have is photography.
    
    I'm not sure if brewing photography is a common skill, but I need lots and lots of pics for the new site on anything and everything relating to brewing. For example, I need photos, pics, graphics, or illustrations:
    
    - to act as the background image for various landing pages.
    
    - to act as the background image for smaller sidebars. [such as are used on the right of the above example or the graphics used here .]
    
    - lots of pics of the...

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    Thanks Pat, trying to do my part...
    
    By the way, the image of using a sheet of OSB as a brew kettle wind break may not be a good example. With the weather we had that day, raining sideways , it was something that had to be done...to brew on the back porch. If someone wasn't paying attention and had the sheet too close to the flame, it could use the sheet of OSB as a bridge to get into the roof of a house... Don't want someone to burn their house down. :nup:
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17. Clear Brewing Terminology Podcast - Basic Brewing Radio

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    First post by Isambard, 8 years ago

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    Podcast - Clear Brewing Terminology - Basic Brewing Radio
    
    Pat has just done a podcast with James Spencer on Proper Terminology or what we call 'Clear Brewing Terminology (CBT)'.
    
    Please note the Clear Brewing Terminology thread here .
    
    Also pay particular attention to post #10 of that thread.

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    I thought the podcast was useful. Being a new brewer I think the language definitely would help brewers communicate. Defining terms is always the first thing one needs to do. Learning all of the new terminology and nuances is nearly impossible since like you said everyone does something different. I need to go back and listen to the show. I think this was the first BBR that I listened to and I've still tuned back in. I do hope that James will have you on in the future and some more discussion...
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18. BIAB Legacy Podcast - Basic Brewing Radio

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    ADMIN NOTE: Copied to Important Notices forum on 28th September, 2014.
    
    April 24, 2014 - BIAB Legacy
    
    Brew in a Bag pioneer Pat Hollingdale talks about the legacy of the technique and the myths surrounding it. :thumbs:
    
    Basic Brewing Radio
    Streaming MP3 of the Podcast
    
    Great Job PP :shoot:

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    Well, in my picture of reality, Pat... The podcast was good/great. It was an intro to a lot of folks who are devotees to Basic Brewing. I listen to or watch every one. So, to be sure.. exposure was excellent. HOWEVER, the massive beauty of that introduction is the patience you have had, not only in creating such a great piece of work with BIABacus.. but the time you have spent with the folks who are intending to get into this form of brewing.
    
    The plaudits that have been given are well...
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19. The BIABacus Pre-Release - Temporary Help

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    Over the new year period, we will be working as hard as we can on a site re-structure and the release of the BIABacus. Unfortunately, these things are quite complicated and time-consuming. Many hours are spent for the smallest improvement. We would like to give members here the opportunity to start learning and using the BIABacus so we have done a pre-release in this thread .
    
    Some preliminary help threads are written below and will be added to. Please read the ones marked, Important, first....

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    Section C - Source Recipe Information
    
    In light of the above, we will only address a few important issues here.
    
    Recipe Integrity
    
    The overwhelming majority of recipes published on the internet are of low integrity. By low integrity, we mean that not enough information is given to copy or scale the recipe accurately. Here is an example of a recipe that entirely lacks integrity... Atrocious1.JPG Immediately we can see that the 22 L is undefined. This could mean anything from VIP through to...
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20. Beersmith BIAB Podcast

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    Brad Smith from Beersmith recently interviewed Pat from BIABrewer.info and has just published the podcast here .
    
    Please feel free to let us know your thoughts on the podcast.
    
    Thankyou and happy brewing,
    Bhagwan (on behalf of the BIABrewer.info Moderating Team)

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    Passive sparging is a term Pat made up to start fights with the 3V brewers :P.
    
    ---Todd
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