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Doug Ley
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  • Alleman, IA
  • United States
  • January 1, 2011
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$7 Dollar Drip tray
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$7 Dollar drip tray -1 Plastic drywall mud tray-2 3M plastic hooks Assemby -1. drill two oversized holes on one side of tray. slightly larger than hooks2. apply one hook to kegerator3. hang pan from…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Josh Conley Sep 11, 2011.

BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
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I'm trying to adjust the Specific heat setting of my mash tun in Beersmith so that Beersmith will calculate the correct water temperature for a batch. Goal: I want to heat water in my HLT to a…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Josh Conley May 23, 2011.

 

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Doug Ley commented on Torrey Johnson's event IBU Christmas Party
"RSVP for 3 - cheese & meat , dip tray"
Dec 17, 2011
Josh Conley replied to Doug Ley's discussion Plastic Conical and Stand
"Why not go to Glass Carboys? or hell just grab a stainless conical"
Sep 22, 2011
Josh Conley replied to Doug Ley's discussion $7 Dollar Drip tray
"thinking outside the box for sure, i like it."
Sep 11, 2011
Michael Dotson replied to Doug Ley's discussion $7 Dollar Drip tray
"Very Cool.  I think I will do this as well."
Sep 7, 2011
Doug Ley posted a discussion

$7 Dollar Drip tray

$7 Dollar drip tray -1 Plastic drywall mud tray-2 3M plastic hooks Assemby -1. drill two oversized holes on one side of tray. slightly larger than hooks2. apply one hook to kegerator3. hang pan from one hook4. level pan  and apply second hook.  See More
Sep 7, 2011
Doug Ley posted a status
"Is the club going to do another bulk grain order?"
Jul 18, 2011
Doug Ley replied to David Osier's discussion Quick couplers
"Found some nice Stainless at "The Chi company"  Chicompany.net"
Jul 18, 2011
Josh Conley replied to Doug Ley's discussion BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
"I'm going to try this process this weekend and let you know how it goes"
May 23, 2011
Jeremy Sievers replied to Doug Ley's discussion BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
"I do this too, hit pretty much every time. I get the water to the right temp in the mash tun, once correct by the software, add the grain."
May 23, 2011
Doug Ley replied to Keanan Ludeman's discussion Club Glassware
"I'm in, At < $5 each What do you think about Printing year or special event on them?"
May 18, 2011
Doug Ley replied to Doug Ley's discussion BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
"Process - I used to add water and grain at same time to tun, but after visiting with a couple members and missing my mash temps a few times I changed my process.  I now put all my strike water in tun and make sure that it is the correct…"
May 18, 2011
Josh Conley replied to Doug Ley's discussion BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
"Did you also have grain in the tun? i know the grain itself (depending on recipe) will also change the temperature, i think now you are doing almost exactly what i do, i fill my MT about 1inch above my false bottom then add my grain as i fill from…"
May 17, 2011
Doug Ley replied to Doug Ley's discussion BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
"My hunch about losing heat to the air while letting the water drop to the tun was correct.  I tested it by heating water to 170F in HLT then connected a hose to the HLT dishcarge which was long enought to reach the bottom of the tun.  When…"
May 17, 2011
Doug Ley replied to Doug Ley's discussion BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
"72 F Grain 76 F Tun. One thought is that my current process I drop the water from HLT to tun through air about 3ft,  it may be possible that I lose alot of heat letting the water drop to the mush tun.  I am going to experiment with…"
May 17, 2011
Josh Conley replied to Doug Ley's discussion BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
"I think your right, it was made and should adjust to the difference in material. But my question is what was the ambient temperature that the material was sitting in for the beersmith calculation to work effeciently. Since I brew in the garage the…"
May 17, 2011
Doug Ley replied to Doug Ley's discussion BeerSmith & Keggle Specific Heat
"I thought the specific heat setting was to compensate for difference in material temperature.  Playing with it over 2 batches this weekend, I have determined that the amount of strike water for a typcial 10 gallon batch cannot  carry…"
May 16, 2011

Profile Information

Extract or All Grain?
All Grain
You've been brewing beer since?
May 1, 2005
Favorite Beer Style?
Ales
IBU Memeber Since?
January 1, 2011

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At 1:09pm on January 22, 2011, Drew Snodgrass said…
Have not tried anything yet, not on top of the list of things to do.  I should have you two come over for a beer and a tech session sometime.

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