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I'm in...:mug:

Maybe if I add the recipe someone can tell me where I'm going wrong. BeerSmith 2 Recipe Printout - http://www.beersmith.com Recipe: bb milk stout test Brewer: Asst Brewer: Style: American Amber Ale TYPE: Extract Taste: (30.0) Recipe Specifications --------------------------...

I've got a Brewers Best kit (bb) that I'm trying to plug into Brewtarget or Brewsmith so I can figure out the hops for a full boil. I've plugged in all the ingredients and set up the equipment as a 2.5 gal boil w/2.5 gal top off. Problem is the IBU's don't come out right, for the partial...

Then I can brew today :ban:

I read several post here that gave the ratio of 100g per Liter. I aireated before pitching the yeast, and shook/swirled every hour or so the first day. Then it sat all day yesterday while I was at work.

1.6L of water pre boil, 150g DME, pinch of nutrient, boil 10 min cool to 75F.

I made a 1.5L starter on 12-9 with WPL001. Last night the temp of the starter got down to 61f. I tried to gently warm it up in a pot of water to 75f. It breifly started back up then quit. It didn't really seem that it ever started well. Use by date was 3-4-12.

OG 1.045 no starter, dry yeast sprinkled on top aerated with oxygen 45 to 60 sec

I'm trying to keep the temp down. Its in a water bath with cold packs. Need more cold packs!! Was just wondering about the s-23, I'm used to us-05 which has always shown activity within 24 hrs. I know relax.

I brewed a Tru Brew California Common yesterday using the supplied s-23 yeast. Pitched at 60 F and has stayed at 63-64F ever since. I have had no signs of fermentation, no airlock activity or Krousen (sp). The package of yeast says its good for 51-75F and Ideally 51-59F. Use date on...

I could use one!

I didn't look at all of the items on that site, but the ones I did look at were in the 10-50k BTU range. That seems prety low. The one I have it 185K and makes fairly short work on a 3 gal boil, haven't tried it with 5 or 10gal. If I were to spend that kind of money I'd be looking for something...

My first batch that I was complaining of a bad bitter aftertast I set aside and was plannening on dumping. Well I decided to chill one more before I gave it the heave ho. I'm glad I didn't ! It has been in the bottles for 6 weeks now and it a pretty good beer! Lessons learned? If you don't...

I bumped up the carb to 2.5 and temp to 70. It recomends 4.3oz of sugar, I'll go with that. It should be fine. It just didn't seem right so I asked the experts, thanks for the help.

If I input 2.5 it does give me 4.1oz. Closer to what I'd expect. Wonder why it gives such a low recomended carb level for a IPA?