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Deaconjanuary - Things in home brewing keep changing. Read lots of stuff on this forum for solid information, especially about BIAB. This is where it is done, not just talked about.

Hello, Corne. We enjoyed some great beers in Amsterdam and Haarlem not too long ago. When you start to buy equipment for brewing, read some posts on this forum. You can start brewing beer with less expense and less equipment by brewing all grain batches using BIAB. Ask questions, you will get answers. I have s 38.4 L kettle and I do not think I will need more than that. Scott will encourage you to get a bigger kettle (56.8 L). Some things you must decide for yourself.

Greetings to Sk3pt1c. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania might be known for Iron City Beer, but you don’t have to make that at home. Read, read, read. A long brew day and two weeks of fermentation might save an hour of reading time to learn the same thing. Ask question, too.

Hello mdget, Alan, and TMX, and welcome to the forum!

TMX - Thank you for your service! As for the things you are currently researching, I recommend going the full volume mash route. If you search around this site you should be able to find lots of reasons why. Simpler to get good results. PistolPatch has written about that quite extensively.

Sounds like all of you are on the right path. If questions you can’t find an answer for, post a new question in the BIAB for New Brewers section and one of will be along to assist. And let us know how it goes....

Welcome to the forum, Dory Rules. There’s a lot to learn and do before you get to beer. Read before buying equipment so that you get what will work for you. Visualize yourself doing each step.
Clear Brewing Terminology will help us communicate and get the BIABacus to set up your recipe for your kit. Search those topics in the search field in the upper right side and ask questions. It will take some time, but you will get to beer.

[mention]Pinchons[/mention]: Great to have another member from Europe, thanks for your Valencia oranges and congratulations on the brews you've done so far . Also read my last sentences below...

[mention]kilo_folio[/mention]: Keelan and welcome aboard. No shame in kit beers. Two of the most outstanding beers I've ever had were from kits although I never had any luck with them. (Those two beers were fermented at really high temps with the yeast that came with them and maybe that is what I missed?)

Whilst I'm glad to hear the forum came highly recommended, finding the right information is not anywhere near as easy as it is planned to be in future so, for now, just dive in and ask any questions you have and someone will be sure to help you out.

Hope some of us can help you and/or you can help others along,
PP

[mention]Pinchons[/mention]

The BIABacus is frightening to look at when you first see it. The reason for that is because pretty much everything any type of brewer could need is on a single sheet. This was done for educational purposes. Ideally, we'd like the BIABacus user interface to be totally flexible so the user can see just the bits that they need depending on their circumstances. (The things I'd like to do to the BIABacus would probably take a few hundred hours though and I'm out of hours atm . Add another thousand or two for what to do with the site )

There is no clear guide atm unfortunately so what you suggest above is best... "put the last recipe we cooked and have someone translate it to the Biabacus."

There is a thread aimed just at that... Use this thread to convert recipes to suit your equipment. You can either use that thread or simply start your own in this forum. It's all pretty easy-going.

The biggest problem with recipes is that they usually don't come with enough information or, the information is ambiguous. You'll see this by reading a few of the "stickies" in this forum that contain the word, "integrity."

Because you know what you last brewed, that's great! So, I think fill out Sections A, B, C and D of the BIABacus as best as you can (don't worry if you don't know what to do on everything) and then post up your file either to the thread I mentioned above or to your own new thread. We'll see it and it won't take long to get you sorted
(Mind you, I'm off to bed now!) PP

Welcome [mention]derekzoolander[/mention] , [mention]Demarispa[/mention] and [mention]pegthebeast[/mention]

[mention]pegthebeast[/mention] : There is a lot of excellent info here but it can be very hard to find. A re-structure of the site and lots of writing is scheduled but until then just dive in and ask any questions you have.

[mention]derekzoolander[/mention] and [mention]Demarispa[/mention]: I'm going to block out a few days to write some comprehensive info on "efficiency." The reality is that you probably have no "efficiency" problems and your problems lie more in what you have been led to believe "efficiency" is. The post I just wrote should make you realise you are not alone on being bewildered by "efficiency."

I've just made a note to PM you both when I have the thread written.

Until then, you three keep The Donald under control and I'll keep an eye on our cricket team ,
PP

Welcome aboard [mention]Another Brian[/mention]

All-grain is much more forgiving than extract. That's great your son was in a home brew shop . There is a lot of quality on this site but it can be very hard to find under the current layout. Until the new layout happens, don't battlw with any perplexity too much, just dive in and ask your questions and someone will help you out.

Especially try and get your planned BIABacus checked before you brew/shop just in case there is a hiccough in your plan.

All the best,
PP

Great first post [mention]Salinas Brewing[/mention] . I'm sure it will be a pleasure to have you here. (Apologies the site isn't laid out as well as is planned yet.)

Greetings, Spiker from Nova Scotia. Not so far from Connecticut on a map, but Halifax takes forever to get to by land.
There's a section of the forum on electric brewing and you will find good info there. https://www.biabrewer.info/viewforum.php?f=24
AG brewing in your new house will be exciting. Kids like munching on grains before you add them - watch out.
Do keep us posted on your experiences.