I use Beersmith. One of the hardest aspects of using Beersmith is getting your equipment profile setup. Once you have this dialed in you should hit your numbers. I find the mash profiles very useful. Make a copy of the profile closest to what you use and/or doing rename and customize to your hearts ...

Doesn't QBrew give you the volumes you need? I have not used QBrew for at least 5 yrs, I do not remember much about it's functionality, I only used it when I was do the MR B recipe kits and there was a database for the MR B stuff. For a 5 gallon BIAB batch I do not know how much water you need. Ther...

Thanks I will be using it!!

What method of priming did you use? Once the type of sugar that beer yeast eats is gone it is gone and the beer-yeast cannot ferment anymore, no food. However other yeast types & bacteria have no problems with more complex sugar types.

1.25 Quarts to a pound of grain is a standard. 1.25 to 1.5 being the preferred range for a mash. As stated before the huge difference between mashing & steeping is the technique. Mashing is all about temperature control. The temperature you mash at gives you the body of the beer. Generally Parti...

Thank ya Sir!!! Knew there had to be away

The forum will not accept the file types so I have not been able to post

I have the file in both powerpoint & PDF, permission to post. So I do I post them here???

I would let it go. I have a pils going right now very little activity. I check the gravity on a regular basis

That would explain it, I did not think of that. Even if you don't use Beersmith there is a lot of good info there could be worth joining.

it is the attachment in the OP * Harvesting and Rinsing Yeast.pdf (1033.66 kB - downloaded 9 times.)

here is a nice little power-point on yeast washing by
Scott Ickes over at Beersmith that maybe helpful

EDIT: Here's a link

Harvesting and Rinsing Yeast

I have a pilsner that is happily bubbling away. Brewed exclusively with Belma hops. A 90 min boil with one oz Belma as a first wort hop. One oz as a 30 min hop whirlpool at 140. The smell as it boiled was fantastic as was the taste of the sweet wort.

I think a few of ya may find this washed yeast calculator form the YeastCalc Yeast Pitching Rate Calculator folks helpful & interesting.

Washed Yeast Calculator

~~Bob