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After nearly thirteen months in development, ezRecipe Design version 4.04 is now available for download. Developed exclusively as an Add-in for 32-bit Microsoft Excel 2016 and higher, this latest release adds many new features and improvements over previous versions. Here is a preview of what...

It has been twenty-five months since my last version release, and now I am happy to say that ezRecipe Design 3.03.10 is now available. Developed exclusively as an Add-in for Microsoft Excel 2010 and higher, this latest release adds many new features and improvements. Here is a preview of what...

While most of my recipes have a conversion efficiency in the near 93-100% range, there are a few outlier recipes that were 102%. My thoughts are that one or more of the mashed grains had a higher than expected starch contribution, or possibly the result is due to a plus or minus 2% error factor...

I notice when changes are made to mash temperature between 147F/63.9C and 161F/71C the final gravity value does not change. Since the percentages of alpha and beta amylase conversion within this temperature range promote either more or less fermentable sugars, where a lower temperature makes a...

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I am looking at Chapman seven and fourteen gallon fermenters to use for closed transfer kegging. Is anyone currently using either size? Advertised as a seven gallon fermenter having a twelve inch inside diameter and 16 inch height should hold 7.83 gallons. At this point any information about...

Tomorrow I will be brewing a 10-gallon batch of NEIPA using the following grains. And mashing them in 12-gallons of reverse osmosis water. ezRecipe v2.02.01 is defaulting to a DIpH of 5.69 [2.8L] for the 2-Row and 6.04 [2L] DIpH for the Torrified Wheat. 21 pounds of Briess American 2-Row...

ezRecipe Design is the full-featured beer recipe design tool for Microsoft Excel. After years of development and actual brew day testing, ezRecipe Design v2.01.03 is now available to the public for download and use. Click Here To Download ezRecipe Design

I've been working on a way to import/export recipes in XML format. The problem is with BeerXML Version 1.0 many of the tags I feel are needed are not supported. I've read in several HBT posts about extensions to or an update to BeerXML. Any information on how others are planning to extend the...

Beer recipe design has never been easier. Base your next recipe on any one of the many BJCP beer styles available. Then select your ingredients from a long list of popular hop varieties, grains, and adjunct types. Even predict the perfect mash pH tailored to your grain selection and type of...

Packed with advanced features not found anywhere else. Hop storage index calculations to predict the rate of alpha acid loss over time. Fully editable hop and grain ingredient lists. And a super intuitive user interface that allows you to design an entire recipe on a single page. Let ezRecipe-RO...

I have entered and recorded 20-30% discrepancies among several popular water chemistry calculators when they report Calcium and Chloride ppm. I was wondering if anyone else has noticed the same, or if there is a known reason why the discrepancies exist. Using a base NE IPA recipe consisting of...

After reading Martin's Water Knowledge page I was surprised to see there was no category for Wheat malt in the Malt Acid Content Relationships table. Wheat malt seems to be an outlier, having a DI pH value of 6.04, 0.32 points higher than 2 Row malt having a DI pH 5.70. When formulating a...

I currently use a dedicated 30 amp 220 volt 4 wire GFCI outlet in my unheated garage brew room to power up my RIMS kettle. It's been in the 20-32F range here and will be for the next several months. I'd like to use a 220 volt 5000 watt electric heater to keep the brew room warm in cold weather...

I still use qBrew for designing my recipes and over the past year have made a lot of additions to the qbrewdata ingredient database file that I use. This week I found time to post the updated ingredient database online for brewers to download and its available now. If you're interested in...

I have to admit that since using a BrewsBySmith Fermentation Kit to automatically control the fermentation temperature of my two Ale Pails I couldn't be happier. The STC-1000 v1.06 flashed controller and thermowell that came with the kit deliver set and forget automation to my fermentations that...

I'll be moving to a new place and will be able to brew beer in my garage using the High Gravity BIAB Electric Brewing System, both of which I hope to buy sooner than later. I've been brewing all grain for several years using gas but the move has me seriously considering using a 62 quart...

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After searching the Internet for some time I found this Sierra Nevada Pale Ale like clone recipe. I took a few liberties with it by adding a few tweaks of my own. It's been sitting in the secondaries for almost a week now dry hopping with a half ounce of Cascades in each secondary. **...

I just built myself a 5 gallon mash tun using parts from my local Home Depot store and I'm already getting anxious to use it. I've included my parts list below for anyone interested in building this design for themselves. You can read complete building instructions by clicking the link below...