BigSally

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• Posted in thread: Drinking my first beer!! on 04-24-2013 at 01:47 AM
  Nicely done.Congrats on starting the greatest hobby in the world.:D

• Posted in thread: Priming sugar to kick up the ABV? on 02-16-2013 at 02:02 AM
  You can use corn sugar (priming sugar), table sugar or my favorite...Brown sugarand they will
  all boost abv and dry out your brew.Also, molasses or honey if you want a little residual
  sweetness.

• Posted in thread: Rookie mistake/smell. on 12-30-2012 at 04:35 AM
  you don't need a 1 inch blowoff. I always do 10 gallon batches and I always use 1/2 inch tubing
  even at warmer fermentation temps. I don't use airlocks anymore. I usually pitch onto a cake
  and I don't...

• Posted in thread: Wheat beer, general thoughts? on 12-09-2012 at 12:52 AM
  I do some wheats because it's like 12 bucks for a 50 pound sack here in Kansas.I like the taste
  and I don't mind doing a protein rest.By the way,I use it raw,not malted.Does that make me
  weird?I get e...

• Posted in thread: No Sprage Brewing - Do you have to mash with ALL the water? on 12-03-2012 at 04:16 AM
  I agree with the Kid. You want the dilute wort since you would leave more of the sugars caught
  up on the grain surfaces if the wort was more concentrated. I always mash as thin as I can.I
  feel it's mo...

• Posted in thread: All Grain or the Highway? on 12-03-2012 at 04:02 AM
  Mash between 145 and 155 higher for sweet, lower for dry.Generally one hour is enough,but,lower
  should be longer.If you want to be sure , use iodine to test for conversion.Google it. Don't
  try multi s...

• Posted in thread: All Grain or the Highway? on 12-03-2012 at 03:30 AM
  Extract brewing's greatest appeal to me (with 7 extract brews and a MIAB behind me now after a
  year) is that I can do it maybe five hours so there's less time investment in it.I'm not sure
  how your br...

• Posted in thread: First all-grain yee-haw! on 11-05-2012 at 03:01 AM
  My chiller is only 25 feet of 3/8 copper but it really gets the temp down quickly.I've made a
  prechiller for next summer though because when the groundwater is warmer it makes a huge
  difference.

• Posted in thread: First Batch! on 10-28-2012 at 10:23 PM
  Congrats. I've yet to have an error free brewday.It's usually something akin to a classic
  slapstick comedy :D

• Posted in thread: What should I do?? on 10-26-2012 at 01:50 AM
  240v, plumbing for sink, 6" exhaust outlet, drain, urinal.Good call on the urinal.I wish I had
  one.Where do you buy one?