[Calefaction Wiki] Update of "HomeBrewing" by ClintonEbadi

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http://wiki.calefaction.org/HomeBrewing?action=diff&rev1=42&rev2=43

  
  = What's Brewing =
  
-  * Primary: ClintonEbadi's ''Nowruz'' IPA
+  * Primary: ClintonEbadi's نوروز (''Nowruz'') IPA
   * Secondary: ''nil''
   * On Deck: BtTempleton's [[/Recipes#FrenchRevolution|French Revolution Ale]]
  
@@ -30, +30 @@

   * [[http://www.homebrewtalk.com/f12/ingredient-guides-redux-107308/|Homebrewtalk Ingredient Guide]]
   * [[http://hbd.org/cgi-bin/recipator/recipator/carbonation.html|Carbonation Calculator]]
  
- === Software ===
+ == Software ==
  
   * [[http://www.usermode.org/code.html|QBrew]] recipe formulation tool and batch log. Available in Debian, and indispensable for the Free Software loving brewer. Lacking a few features compared to proprietary offerings, but bpt and ClintonEbadi are programmers...
   * [[http://sourceforge.net/projects/brewtarget/|Brewtarget]] A newer Free Software brewing tool. Looks similar to QBrew, but apparantly shares no code, and appears to be actively maintained.
  
- ==== QBrew Gripes ====
+ === QBrew Gripes ===
  
  Let's bitch about the missing features so that ClintonEbadi might suffer some C++ and add them to QBrew...
  
@@ -44, +44 @@

   * Recipe html export and printed versions do not list hop AA%
   * Units for grains are limited to pounds or kilograms, the ability to switch to ounces or grams would be helpful for e.g. black patent additions
  
- === Location Specific ===
+ == Location Specific ==
  
   * [[http://americanbrewmaster.com|American Brewmaster]] Our friendly Local Home Brewing Store
   * [[http://carypropanerefill.com/|Quality Brake and Inspection Center]] happens to fill up propane tanks (and for a good price: $17.50/20lbs as of 2010-11)
  
- === Water ===
+ == Water ==
  
   * [[http://www.townofcary.org/Departments/Public_Works_and_Utilities/Water/Water_Treatment/finishedwater.htm|Town of Cary Water Quality Report]].
   * [[http://powersbrewery.home.comcast.net/~powersbrewery/watercalc.html|Water Adjustment Calculator]] and [[http://www.brewersfriend.com/water-chemistry/|an alternative calculator]]
@@ -79, +79 @@

  
   Water chemistry also plays a role in tannin extraction. Steeping the heavily roasted malts in very soft water will produce conditions that are too acidic and harsh flavors will result. Likewise, steeping the lightest crystal malts in hard water could produce conditions that are too alkaline and tannin extraction would be a problem again. In this case, the terms Hard and Soft Water are being used to indicate a high (>200 ppm) or low(<50 ppm) level of carbonates and the degree of alkalinity of the brewing water.<<FootNote(http://howtobrew.com/section2/chapter13-2.html)>>
  
- === Future Ideas ===
+ == Future Ideas ==
  
   * [[http://hbd.org/cascade/dennybrew/|Cheap and Easy Batch Sparging]] Much simpler Mash tun design than one designed for fly sparging (and it can be converted to a fancier tun later if needed)
   * [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsalzer/5151202457/in/set-72157625251510285/|DIY Wooden Beer Cases]]
@@ -89, +89 @@

   * [[http://beersensoryscience.wordpress.com/|Beer Sensory Science]]
   * [[http://beeradvocate.com|Beer Advocate]] a number of reviews include a description of the hop varieties and grains used--this may be helpful!
  
- == Available Equipment ==
+ = Available Equipment =
  
  Most owned by ClintonEbadi; all available for shared use.
  
- === Wort Production ===
+ == Wort Production ==
  
   * '''Bayou Classic KAB5 Low Pressure Propane Burner'''. 100,000 BTU/h super burner. MORE POWER.
   * 2 '''20lbs Propane Cylinders''' Just a basic propane cylinder
@@ -103, +103 @@

   * '''[[http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_792_792|Northern Tool Submersible Pump]]''' For circulating ice water through the immersion chiller in an attempt to save water. Cost about the same as the pond pump that didn't work, but a quick test was promising--the flow rate through the wort chiller looked as high as with the garden faucet.
   * '''48" Stirring Spoon''' That's what she said
   
- === Fermentation ===
+ == Fermentation ==
  
-  * '''6 Gallon Ale Pail'''
   * 3 '''6 Gallon Better Bottles''' (2 Steve's, 1 Clinton's)
   * '''3.5 Gallon Better Bottle''' for experimental batches (Steve's)
   * '''8 Gallon Glass Carboy'''
@@ -116, +115 @@

   * '''Cooling system''' A pair of plant water drainage trays, tshirts, and a box fan... not as nice as a basement, but it actually works pretty well.
   * '''Airlock''' enough for all fermentors and one starter jug (with stoppers for the carboys)
  
- === Siphoning &c ===
+ == Siphoning &c ==
  
   * '''Autosiphon''' Fancy and new with a smaller outer tube diameter
   * '''10' 5/16" ID Siphon Hosing'''
@@ -124, +123 @@

   * '''Faucet hose adapter'''. Because it's getting cold and outdoor faucets need to be turned off soon.
   * '''Bucket Filler'''. Homemade hose end with siphon tubing attached to make filling five gallons of water a lot less of a pain in the ass.
  
- === Bottling ===
+ == Bottling ==
  
   * '''6 gallon bottling bucket''' with a spigot
   * '''Bottling Cane''' with an auto shutoff and whatnot
   * '''Bottle Capper''' basic wing capper
   * '''Drying Rack''' Plywood board with removable legs and holes for drying bottles after sanitization
  
- === Science! ===
+ == Science! ==
  
   * '''Hydrometer''' for taking gravity readings
   * '''Floating Thermometer'''
@@ -139, +138 @@

   * '''Wine Thief''' a small thief to take non-returnable samples for gravity readings
   * '''The Thief''' to take gravity readings in the fermenter! 
  
- === Books ===
+ == Books ==
  
   * ''Beer Captured''. A recipe book of 150 clone brews. Helpful as a basic guide for various styles.
   * ''Radical Brewing''. A so far excellent source of ideas on weird (and not so weird) beer styles
  
- === &c ===
+ == &c ==
  
   * '''Sanitizer Bucket''' a.k.a five gallon plastic bucket from Home Despot
+  * '''6 Gallon Ale Pail''' retired as a collection bucket for wort runnings from the mash tun
  
- === Things That Don't Actually Work ===
+ == Things That Don't Actually Work ==
  
   * '''Igloo Lunchbox Cooler''' The top being uninsulated turned out to be a serious problem: the cooler lost around 40⁰F within 30 minutes. It turns out, however, that a metal pot in the 170⁰F oven maintained around 160⁰F and did not get too hot after all.
   * '''[[http://www.smart-pond.com/products/60/Move|Smartpond 155GPH Submersible Pump]]''' for circulating ice water through the wort chiller. Low flow rate (not surprising), and broke after two uses. Garbage.
  
- === NEEDED ===
+ == NEEDED ==
  
- nil
+ More gadgets.