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duffman - the beer was big for a robust porter (at the top of the range for the bjcp), but you could not taste any alcohol (need to control your fermentation temp). It had some coffee flavors and smelled like chocolate. The beer was drinkable right out of the fermenter (actually the hydrometer...

Duffman2 - I brewed this beer last fall. Pretty much followed the recipe, but substituted some of the chocolate for pale chocolate. I've never had Nogne porter, but this beer turned out great. I sent it into the upper mississippi mashout and it took 1st place in the robust porter category...

My home brewed german pilsner.

I'd like to brew every two weeks, but in reality I probably brew once a month.

5 gallons of CAP 10 gallons of Traditional Bock New Total = 2522.5

I just plugged it into TastyBrew.com and it comes to 1.047 there. Something is up with this recipe (all the others from CYBI have worked perfectly for me)... http://www.tastybrew.com/newrcp/detail/742

Here it is - https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B_55Mr05i_CZN2VmODljNzktNjBhMS00NjM1LTg3MzctYTUwODJiNDMzNTcw&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

6 gallons, just like all the others. I'll take another look at it today. Maybe I messed something up last night when typing it in. Thanks for all your work with this Eric!

I just plugged this recipe into Beersmith and it comes to 1.046 OG at 75% efficiency. Are you sure this is right? Maybe I've got something wrong...

Ed, I know this is a old post, but I am looking to build the exact control box you have described above. Can you provide me with some feedback and best practices based on what you have done? Thanks, Joe:mug:

Dgonza9, Care to share some more pictures of the finished product (both inside and out)? I am planning to build the exact same control box and would like to use yours as a guide/template. :mug:

+5 = 18,614

Nice setup ikonis. Would you mind sharing a bit more about the plate chiller? 1. How many plates is it 2. How well does it work for you? 3. It looks like you bought the male NPT. Is this right and can you describe the fittings attached, in particular for the garden hose? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the reply. I guess my question was not very clear... It seems you would add x grams of gypsum (CaSO4) and and y grams CaCl to create a water profile containing - Ca, Cl, and SO4 (completely neglecting Mg, Na, or bicarbonates). Of these, which ones are to be at 100ppm? Also, for a...

"RO Water. Add gypsum and CaCl to 100ppm" What does this mean? Does anyone have a suggestion of a water profile for this beer?