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While cleaning out the beer horde, I found some SMB's. Figured I'd chill them down and have a taste. The bottles haven't been stored well -- basement, office closet, storage locker for over a year, back to a basement, office, etc. Hey, it's been a few years. All were ok. They all were a...

It's commonly referred to as 'capping the mash.' I'm too lazy to separate the grains.

He brines in it, he cleans it!

Mini keg. Bonus, it's easy to sanitize lines and disconnects.

You basically want small meatballs of sausage. Haven't tried making them with loose meat, but it might work. If you need to combine the two, cut open the links and mix it by hand. It's already ground, no need to make it mush. You can use a 1t scoop if you need to make a lot of them. Goes...

Brewing this today. LHBS only had 4oz flaked barley, so I used flaked wheat. And I'm going to use wyeast 1318(London III) from an ESB I just made. Will post pics when it's done!

Cook up some small link sausage. Let cool. Your choice of meat and flavor. Sage breakfast sausage is good, so is hot Italian. I may use bratwurst this year. Cut into cubes (okay cylinders) the same width as the links. (Or use loose sausage and make 3/4" balls) Make stuffing. Old bread ( I...

Oxyclean does wonders. I'm tempted to brine two Birds in the same brine, fry one and roast one, just to see the difference. Problem is there will only be 6-7 of us. And I really like turkey, but not enough to have 5# of left overs. But the definite thing on the menu is...

Can you check your Mash Math on the newest version? 11.5 pounds of grain with a target mash of 154*. The software says 4.3 gallons at 175*. Mash settled at 165* Had to add almost a gallon of cold tap water to get it down around 154* (153.6) Also, Didn't an old version have a way to...

Don't do it. You need a 12ga. cable. Most computer power cables are 18ga.

If you don't put steel through your mill, you shouldn't need the hardened!

I bought mine in 2008/9. It showed up with rubber bands holding the mill together. I'm betting they've upped the 'box opening' experience since then!

Do you guys also figure in the laptop(Beer tools/promash/Beersmith,) stereo (GOTTA have brew tunes,) and microwave (brew day burritos!) in your calculations? :ban: The savings over propane was the primary reason I switched. Figuring NYC rates, I was paying about $5 a brew session. Now in MI...

I also keep some of my starsan in a squirt bottle. Makes for quick use when doing things like taking FG readings.

MonsterMill, Don't remember which model, but I did opt for 1/2" shaft and Stainless rollers. I condition my grain, so I didn't want to worry about rust. Stainless just made sense. Living in a small NYC apartment, I needed a mill I could setup and store easily. I built a frame out of 1/2"...