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I use BeerTools Pro to formulate recipes. I recommend purchasing recipe formulation software...

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In addition to using recipe formulation software, I keep a fairly detailed Excel spreadsheet...

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For calculating water volumes and temperatures, I use a very handy spreadsheet created by...

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After I add the yeast starter, I plug the neck of the carboy with a rubber stopper and...

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The starter is ready to be added to the cooled wort. Once I do this, I can officially call...

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I'm just about exactly at my desired pitching temp for this beer (low 60s F). Remember, I'm not...

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The wort is almost cool enough to transfer to the fermenter. I don't have a spigot on my...

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After the boil is complete, I hook my immersion chiller up to the basin faucet and begin running...

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The whirlfloc tablet has been added and the wort becomes a little foamy.

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When there are 5 minutes remaining in the boil, I add 1/2 of a whirlfloc tablet to encourage...

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When there are 15 minutes remaining in the boil, I add my immersion chiller and the final hop addition.

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While the beer is boiling, I

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I put the hops in the bag and attach the bag to the side of my kettle with a metal clip. ...

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I'm using a combination of whole leaf and pellet Hallertau hops for today's beer. The...

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I use a 5 gallon nylon paint strainer bag to hold my hops during the boil. Some brewers simply...

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Purchasing a refractometer made my pre-fermentation gravity testing much simpler.

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Prior to making my first hop addition, I take a small wort sample for gravity testing. Because...

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