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Hi, Going back to the original post, this is actually a recently found bug in BeerSmith. The overall IBU number is correct, but when you use late extract additions, I forgot to go back and correct the various IBU additions for the individual hops to account for the late addition. It was...

Hi, Yes you can change the fonts. Go to the templates directory and take a look at some of the recipe HTML templates (end in *.htm). If you make a copy of one of these files and edit it you can make your own template file. Then go to the Options dialog (Tools menu) and then to the Reports...

Hi, This one's my fault - it should read $$ per hundred grams (which is what I intended, but did not correctly enter), so $40 for 500g would be $8 per 100g. Enter $8 and you will be fine. Somehow I coded in "cg" when I intended 100g (or hecto-grams). I'll correct it on the next version. Brad

All, Don't mean to upset anyone by bumping this, but we're up to well over 125 beer articles on the site now and almost 100 registered people submitting. There are lots of great articles on the site including both home brewing and craft beer. Please consider submitting your favorite...

Hi, If you do a lot of fancy math, for a small system of the size most homebrewers use having the grain depth and width about equal is good - which is why the cylindrical Gott type coolers are popular. They also tend to have fewer hot spots while mashing. Ideally one would also like an...

BYB, I would love to add Bairds - do you have the full malts reference page or (even better) have them entered into BeerSmith BSM format?? If so, I can add them to the web site for all to enjoy. Cheers, Brad

Hi, I've had some personal experience with bad grains...they tend to oxidize once crushed. Putting them in a plastic bag does not help much since plastic bags are poor oxygen barriers. Heat accelerates the oxidization. I would say a few weeks if stored in a cool dry place. If you plan...

MFS, Yes, the conversion temp can have a significant effect on the body of your beer. See the graph on this article for an idea of how much attenuation difference you can expect. The cidery impression may not be directly related to the mash temp - and could be caused by several other...

Hi, Here's a quick article I put together on wheat beers recently. You can use regular yeast, but you will get something close to an American style wheat beer than a Bavarian or Berliner style wheat. Which you prefer is up to you! Cheers, Brad

Hi, If you don't have the BJCP styles selected by default, you can change the style guide on the "Brewing" tab of the Options dialog (tools menu). Also - we hope to have the Australian style guide available pretty soon. I'll post it on the support page as soon as it becomes available...

I had one slow start that took four days but then suddenly took off. It is unusual, however. Make sure you are pitching yeast at the proper rate and using a properly sized starter. Cheers, Brad

Bindi, I see one of your articles made the BrewPoll front page! There is a steady flow of articles and votes, and I think this is turning out to be a great resource. Thanks for the positive feedback - it takes some sweat to make these ideas a reality so I'm happy to see that others share...

Thanks everyone, The neat thing is that I'm not the one that submitted most of the stories...anyone can create an account and submit a story. Be sure to check out the "Upcoming News" tab and drop a few votes there. Quite a few of the stories there are on the verge of getting promoted to...

Hello, Its on the downloads page - just download the latest version and install it. Upgrade instructions are also on that page. Also - here's a quick article on the new release and another one on batch sparging. The equal runnings batch sparge is now the default option for all of the...

Yes, Its integrated in the latest release. Go to the downloads page and download and update your program using the instructions on the main download page. Cheers! Brad