Recent content by brianjcohen

I didn't realize that. Thanks for letting me know!

I brewed a batch, pitched my yeast, and attached the blow-off tube as I always do. Problem was, the yeast started slow, and by the time it started going strong with krausen I was getting ready to leave for a 10 day trip. By the morning of the trip, it seemed to have settled down for good, so I...

That sounds like just my style. Question: the insulated plastic cooler MT does a great job at keeping the mash temperature constant during the mash. Do you have problems with heat dissipation with the stainless MT?

That doesn't really answer either of my questions...

I'm looking to reduce the "footprint" of my brew gear setup. I have two Home Depot coolers that were converted to a mash tun and hot liquor tun. Is there any reason why the HLT couldn't double as my bottling bucket? So long as I'm careful with sanitation, I'm thinking it should be fine. I'm...

Hey everyone. I'm Brian, I live in Boise, Idaho. I've been brewing (inconsistently) for a few years. Have a pretty good setup going, though, thanks to my wife conspiring with my friend to build me a mash tun and hot liquor tun last year for my birthday :) Just bottled an all-grain IPA...