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Hey Guys, I'm still pretty green with using Beer Smith, but slowly I'm getting the hang of it. My question today is around the Taste Notes - in my recipe, my total IBU's come to 37.4 (well within my desired range). When I print the 'Brew Steps', the 'Taste Notes' report IBU's of 41.6. Can...

Hi All, I am getting ready to bottle a 1 gallon barleywine kit. I noticed that the volume to be bottled is remarkably lower than the 1 gallon it should have produced. I need to get this bottled, but I'm not sure what to do with it. Should I top up to 1 gallon with water prior to bottling, or...

Hi guys, Today I made a honey brown ale for the fall. S.G. was 1.066 (adjusted for temp). I made a yeast starter using Wyeast 1056 and about 1000mL of water with 100g of DME about 24 hours prior. I pitched at 66F about 3 hours ago and set it in my new fermentation chamber that's set to about...

Hi All, I recently acquired all the necessary supplies to begin doing yeast starters for my beers. Having said that, when I watch various 'how-to' videos and visit my LHBS, everyone seems to be different in the size of the starter needed. For example, Northern Brewer's You Tube video...

I know it's been done quite a few times, but I also know that for those folks on the fence about having the confidence to build one of their own, sometimes one more DIY is enough to push them over the edge to take the plunge and attempt it for themselves. Thanks to everyone at the forum and to...

Hey Guys, I've recently purchased a STC 1000 and wired it up based on several folk's recommendations on this forum (thanks! couldn't have done it without y'all). Having said that, I'm wondering about something with it. I am planning to use it in conjunction with my Holiday 7 cubic foot...

Hi all, I recently bought a 7 cubic foot chest freezer ("Holiday" brand) to use as a fermentation chamber. I'm hoping to buy the Johnson Controls A419 thermostat today to use with it. I'd like to run it through the wall and then seal it in place with some silicone, but I'm not sure where...

Ok guys, Help me with an engineering question. I am roaming CL trying to find a chest freezer to convert into a fermentation chamber. I'm seeing a great deal more upright freezers over chest freezers (what I'd prefer). My question is this: if I bought an upright freezer, could I turn it on...

Hey guys, So I finished bottling my Belgian Wit (read: my failed attempt at a Belgian Watermelon Wit) last weekend and am hoping to try a bottle this weekend (exactly one week later - early I know) and I wanted to know.... Some folks say with beers of this style to swirl the bottle and...

I'm looking to try my first BIAB after successfully brewing about 5 extract batches as new homebrewer, and I noticed the recipe in Norther Brewer's catalog and website for an oatmeal cookie brown ale. It says this is a 3 gallon batch, but to start, you must have the capacity to start with 5.5...

I recently ordered a couple of 1 gal kits from Northern Brewer to play around with and try some different beer styles in limited quantity before deciding to brew a full 5 gallon batch. I started out with their new 1 gal. barleywine kit - everything went well and I'm finishing up primary now. Due...

Hi All, I'm new to the forum and to home brewing, but so far I'm having a blast with it. I got a deluxe kit from my local home brew supply shop in Houston, TX and was off and running with my very first brew - my favorite - an IPA! So, I've made it past the primary fermentation and it's...