Recent content by altenmuenster

Did you find someone local to brew with? I am in the south hills.

Cool - thanks for the replies -- I'll factor in the weather a bit more next time, and as I said, I'm still dialing in the system. Worst case scenario, at the end of the day I have beer, right?

On this weekend's brew (my 4th all-grain batch, so I'm still dialing it in and hammering out my process) I had a great brew day - it was around 19°, so a bit chilly, but I nailed my mash temps and held it in my coleman cooler MLT without any real trouble. (Batch Sparged) I ended up with...

I had exactly the opposite problem this weekend . . . ended up ten points over my gravity with a gallon less wort than I figured. I assume that it will just be stronger flavored beer . . .

Very cool idea though -- Thanks for the pictures!

Dexter?

All great ideas. I'll bring them up with my shop guy!

A laser engraver/cutter that I have access to? http://www.epiloglaser.com/

I suspect that the cool air in the container was rapidly heated by the near boiling water. Any contraction that takes place is negligible in that space. Anyhow, glad the OP got out of it with little more than a minor burn.

16 pounds of homemade bratwurst are ready to go for this weekend's Oktoberfest kickoff! (Although I have doubts about my first go at a wheat beer) I've done test batches of Laugenbretzel recipe the original post this week, I felt that my first go at the recipe the OP put up was a little bit...

It's cheaper than a sports car. More fun in my opinion too! Welcome! Get brewing - I suggest keeping it simple for the first brew (I was a wreck the first time, worried about temps & times & sanitation -- but, now it is automatic and much more relaxing)

Nice, Thanks for sharing the video and pics - man i wish I could weld or knew someone with a welder. :-) I'm on the lookout to pick up a weber 22.5" grill that I can sacrifice to the BBQ gods to expand the capacity of this thing if we entertain. Double decker grills and a raised roof! I...

A colleague at work (Chem teacher) handed me a stir bar this morning as a thanks for some help this summer in a training. It is an unused (packaged) 2.5" stir bar (egg shaped). I can't wait to try it out, but I'm wondering if it is more than I need, could there be any drawback to using it...

My Koelsch was the first time I used a starter, I also stuck it in the fridge for a day or two before brewing with no ill effects. Fermentation took off like a rocket. Can't be much different than pitching a vial of WL yeast I should think. I guess some might say you left it open to...

I had visions of a Keggle-sized stir plate. Boo.