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by dougms46
Mon Jul 26, 2010 10:42 am
Forum: BeerTools.com Online Tools
Topic: BeerTools Ingredient Database ... is it missing anything?
Replies: 62
Views: 253688

Hops

We drove to hops direct warehouse and pickup a few pound of hops . 2 varieties
are not in the data base . Those would be saphir and Mt. Rainier . Can they be added ?
by dougms46
Tue Apr 20, 2010 5:38 pm
Forum: Ingredients, Kits & Recipes
Topic: wheat malt
Replies: 3
Views: 7083

lautering

Does It tend to create a stuck sparge ?
by dougms46
Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:08 pm
Forum: Ingredients, Kits & Recipes
Topic: wheat malt
Replies: 3
Views: 7083

wheat malt

I'm doing my first wheat beer and was wondering if anyone had some thoughts on the ratio of wheat and barley in the mash .
by dougms46
Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:34 am
Forum: Equipment
Topic: thermal couple placement
Replies: 0
Views: 10202

thermal couple placement

I'am rebuilding my rims system and I was wondering if anyone had an idea
where I should place the thermal couple in relation to the heating element?
by dougms46
Thu Dec 24, 2009 8:16 am
Forum: Techniques, Methods, Tips & How To
Topic: Improving Mash Efficiency?
Replies: 14
Views: 22722

slothrob: would this calculation work for cool wort before yeast is added? My last batch I used 47 lbs. of grain and collected 17 gal. then boiled down to 16gal. My fermenter holds 15gal. and at that point the wort weighed in at 1.072 . So my efficiency seemed higher than I would have expected! Unle...
by dougms46
Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:40 am
Forum: Tasting & Experiencing
Topic: micro brews and hops
Replies: 2
Views: 12712

micro brews and hops

Around the end of July I brewed a little over 10 gal. of octoberfest ! 10 gal. went into kegs and a little over a gallon in bottles . I brought the bottles to a thanks giving party and it was really good . This inspired me to sample some local micro brews . I was craving an octoberfest and Snoqualmi...
by dougms46
Fri Nov 06, 2009 6:29 am
Forum: Brewing Science
Topic: can someone explain attenuation
Replies: 2
Views: 13579

thanks ! that tells me a lot some of the beers I've brewed in the past.
by dougms46
Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:18 am
Forum: Brewing Science
Topic: can someone explain attenuation
Replies: 2
Views: 13579

can someone explain attenuation

I've been playing with the some of features of beer tools pro . I see the affects
attenuation has on a recipe but I don't know what it is or how to achieve it or
higher numbers might do to the flavor of the beer. If someone could school
one this I would be great full .....Doug
by dougms46
Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:16 pm
Forum: Equipment
Topic: How to use a conical fermenter?
Replies: 16
Views: 35068

conical fermenter

try this link about building your own conical fermenter http://www.northchautauquahomebrewers.c ... erment.htm[/url]