Jim's Beer Kit

Thanks Peebee My IT savvy mate is going to link into my machine tomorrow to try and sort this out. If Graham's Beer Engine can't be made to work I'll try the one you've linked to. Does it allow a calculation of mash and total efficiency as Beer Engine does? And is it possible to print the recipe out...

Looks perfect oz11. Very strange. A mate of mine is a whizz with IT. Perhaps I'll invite him round to have a look--in exchange for a few beers, of course!

Guy

Yup, ginormous, and I can't make it smaller. I tried all the possible compatibility modes (see above), but none are any good. Time to look for a new recipe generator. One which allows me to calculate efficiency and add whatever grains and hops I want to. Plus allows me to print the recipe out to tak...

Find the .exe file and right click it Choose 'properties' Click the 'compatibility' tab Check the box "Run this program in compatibility mode for" then try the different options to see which one works best Thanks, but no good. I've just tried all the compatibility modes and they all look huge! Eric...

Hi PeeBee

So, what should I do to be able to use Beer Engine again, please?

Guy

Well, that was a bit of a disaster! Windows offered me a 'tool' to correct things if it wasn't displaying properly. I used it and Beer Engine became huge, showed just a very small percentage of the page and couldn't be changed. Completely useless. So I uninstalled and re- installed. Re-started the c...

I've just got a lovely new all in one PC running Windows 11. It's great, except Graham's Beer Engine doesn't display properly.

Screen shot attached.

I've uninstalled it and re-installed with no improvement.

Anyone got any good idea, please?

Thanks.

Guy

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Just setting up for a brew day tomorrow.

Looking at GW's water treatment calculator it has a ratio of 8:1, sulphate:chloride for a Burton pale ale. Aside from the fact my water can't achieve this, is this ratio right? Seems incredibly high in sulphate.

Thanks.

Guy

Umm, two of the beers you've mentioned, Exmoor Gold and Landlord, are way above the 3.6%--3.8% you're trying to brew.

Not being difficult, just thought I'd mention it!

Guy

LeeH wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 28, 2023 6:13 am

Did you brew this?

Yup. Started it on Thursday September 21st. Kegged it yesterday, 27th. So easy to make!

Once it's cleared and I've had a chance to taste it I'll post a review.

Guy

Great minds think alike-just 1 minute apart!

Guy

Can you put the empty cooler on the worktop then fill it and leave it there?

Guy

Fascinating! Thanks for that bit of information. The tablet certainly disperses fairly quickly when it's dropped into a bit of water.

Next time I'll try dropping it straight into the boiler at the same time as the yeast nutrient.

Guy

Interesting. I simply chuck 1/2 a protofloc tablet into the boil about 10 mins before the end. Never noticed any jelly-like gunge. Why do you rehydrate, Guy? Two reasons, neither of them particularly scientific. Firstly because it seems to me it might help disperse the Protofloc faster in the boil....

My guess is it's the Irish moss. There's too much of it! I use Protafloc tablets, at a rate of 0.5-0.7 grams for a standard 23L brew length. That's about 1/4 of a tablet. The 1/4 tablet is put into a bit of water when the boil starts which rehydrates it. The slurry is tipped into the boil 3-4 minute...