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  1. mpmccann

    Grounded Brewing panel

    Looks Awesome
  2. mpmccann

    No foaming in fermentation

    Let her ride...
  3. mpmccann

    BeerSmith 3: Here it comes. Thoughts?

    Mine upgraded also on my phone and tablet. I noticed my BeerSmith 2 app was missing from my home page and when I looked on my app page the new BeerSmith 3 icon was there. So I just had to drag it back onto my home page again.
  4. mpmccann

    Mash PH issue, need some help....

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CCJZBXB/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20 I got something like this, not very much and helps tremendously in the brewery. If you do decide to ever get one just make sure it says it will go down to hundredths "x.xx"
  5. mpmccann

    Mash PH issue, need some help....

    Do you have a water report of the water you are using? Are you treating the water with any salts or acid, and do you have a pH meter? Sorry for all of the questions but I had to use all of these things to get my pale colored beers to come out right. I had no issues with darker beers and found...
  6. mpmccann

    What's your MASH conversion effeciency

    Yeah I was wonder the same thing when I saw 116% mash efficiency. I actually came in 2 points higher then my expected gravity, (1.048 as opposed to 1.046) and I was about 1/2 gal. over on my estimated final Vol. I did a 90 min. mash and 90 min. boil, mash pH was 5.30 everything was pretty spot...
  7. mpmccann

    [Activity] Giveaway for Inkbird ITC-1000 Temperature Controller

    United States - I would use this for controlling fermentation temps...
  8. mpmccann

    Homemade PBW Recipe

    This is how I made mine and I am still using it a year later. I am pretty sure I had to sub the Sun-Oxi for Oxi-Clean fresh scent. It works very well and the fresh scent doesn't seem to matter; "I remember being concerned about that". During brew day I mix up a 5 gal bucket of this home made...
  9. mpmccann

    What's your MASH conversion effeciency

    I just brewed a 10 gal. batch of "Cream of 3 Crops" yesterday and when I checked my calculated mash efficiency, BeerSmith said it was over 100%. I want to say it was something like 116%. Is that possible? I never really tracked this before but I thought it was interesting to say the least. I hit...
  10. mpmccann

    Inkbird Giveaway for New product IBS-TH1 Plus Thermometer & Hygrometer

    USA!!! Would love to be able to keep up with my fermentation temps housed in a detached shop from inside my house.
  11. mpmccann

    Constantly recirculating and still getting grain particulate in my kettle

    Honestly I have never had a grain-free finished wort into the boil kettle. I constantly recirculate through a rims setup but it is still the same principal. I also have a sight glass inline with the wort flow so I can see it better. I think you are always going to get some grains in there. How...
  12. mpmccann

    BeerSmith 3: Here it comes. Thoughts?

    I brewed my second batch using BS3 on the 4th of July. We'll call it Independence IPA... Anyway, this batch seems to be going a lot better then my first batch did. I still had to use less citric acid then BS3 called for, but I kinda had this amount dialed in from the time I was using bru'n...
  13. mpmccann

    Official Broken Hydrometer Count

    On my 3rd but I use my refractometer most of the time now.
  14. mpmccann

    BeerSmith 3: Here it comes. Thoughts?

    No actually Bru'n Water Is closer to correct, meaning I need to add less lactic acid then BS3 calls for. When I added what BS3 called for my pH dropped below normal range. If I would have added what Bru'n Water called for the pH would not have dropped as low and most likely would have ended up...
  15. mpmccann

    BeerSmith 3: Here it comes. Thoughts?

    I brewed my first batch "an amber ale" last week using BS3. I had a couple of inconsistencies with this batch, which is almost always the case when I brew.;) First thing I noticed was the amount of lactic acid 88% required to lower the PH seemed much greater then when I use bru'n water in the...
  16. mpmccann

    Beer Smith or Bru'n Water?

    Okay thanks for that info. I'll look into that when I get some time.
  17. mpmccann

    Rice Hulls - question

    half pound to a pound depending on the grain bill...
  18. mpmccann

    BeerSmith 3: Here it comes. Thoughts?

    Downloaded mine today, played around with a recipe and the water addition stuff. Now I just need to brew a batch and see just how things turn out. I am hoping to find the time next week.
  19. mpmccann

    Beer Smith or Bru'n Water?

    I am very interested in this mixed CaCl solution. Can you provide some details or a link to where I can find out more about it. So are you pre-mixing a large amount of this to keep on hand? How do you calculate amounts? I assume this helps keeps the CaCl measurements consistent.
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