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I have a recipe that I like but I ran out of the hops I always use so I subbed different hops but I can't subtract them from my inventory because I have to make a new planned recipe. Plus I can't seem to subtract the grain or all the other stuff either unless I make a whole new planed recipe just be...

I'm only 12 mister

The real question then becomes how do you test for accuracy at mashing temps? Because it's going to boil regaurdless of where your at.

Do you think the big boys takes all that into account? With everything they do I wouldn't be surprised.

When it comes to boiling water you have to take alltitude into account. Ice water is the same anywhere.

I feel I should share my mistakes with others, so you won't make the same errors I made. In the quest to obtain the perfect strike temp, I found my problem and it's not the software, it was my digital thermometer. I was using 2 thermometers I picked up in a big box store's cooking section and one wa...

I see what you mean by increasing the coolers heat capacity. But wouldn't I be behind the curve each time because I would have to guess at the heat capacity prior to brewing. Looking at my notes from my last brew I was off by 2 degrees, and this time it was 4 degrees. If I remember correctly it was ...

When I change the ambient air temp from 80 to 40 I only get a 1 degree difference in strike temp. 171.3 verse 172.3. I'm seeing a 4-5 degree lower final temp verse spot on in summer. If I go in to the calibration menu for my igloo and change the environment settings to 40 degrees it lowers my strike...

I have it set to heating vessel and I calibrated the heating vessel. I really think I need to account for the difference in the mash tuns physical temp from when I first calibrated it when it was warmer till now that it's getting cooler outside. Hope this photo shows, it's a pic of my setup. http://...

Separate pot

I was going for 155 degrees and it setteled at 151 after 5 mins.

I had a strike temp of 172 @ 1.25 qts per pound with 13 pounds of grist @ 61 degrees.

My mash tun was 56 degrees after washing.

I set it to 55 degrees and water to 55 degrees.

I guessed at the water temp.

I do my brewing in the garage and with the weather growing ever colder as the days get shorter my strike temp is off by a few degrees lower each time. During the summer days it was spot on each time Do I need to recalibrate my mash tun for colder weather or can I adjust the values somewhere in the p...

I calibrated my heat source and heating vessel yesterday and today I'm brewing and I hit my target spot on.

Thanks again.

That makes sence.

Thanks

No that doesn't work either.