I take the state Nursing Boards in about two weeks, so I've been studying a lot lately. To break the monotony of answering (or attempting to answer) question after question after question, I ran to the homebrew shop this morning to grab ingredients for the stout. I'll probably brew it tomorrow, studying while I wait for the mash and boil to finish.
As I mentioned before, I use BrewPal on the iPhone to store and develop my recipes, and I went on it today to find a completely different app. I spent some time tonight learning how to use it, and so far it seems great. I am going to use some of the new features during tomorrow's brew.
I'm sort of excited for this one, not just because I LOVE a good stout, but because I have the chance to monitor the volume, gravity, and everything else that may be effecting the efficiency problems I've been having. I planned this batch around the 85% efficiency I've gotten the last few times. I think if I stir the wort pre-boil, I will see the increased gravity I've been missing previously. After that, I'll check out the volume throughout to figure my boil off rate. My numbers should be pretty predictable after that.
It has been said in more than one place that these efficiencies can actually negatively effect the beers one brews...God, I hope not.
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