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I started using the liners in my 6gal carboys too. I have not used buckets since I went all-grain, but it is tempting for beers with lots of whole hops. I ordered another box of bags that are 3 inches longer to leave more hanging out of the carboy, making it easier to work with. I like that I...

yes 500 is pretty slow

You have to use a LOT of maple syrup to taste it, say 4-5 pounds.

I believe its a light crystal malt made from pilsner

I did a test mash with distilled and Muntons MO and it was 5.70 at 67.6F. It was at least 5 minutes into the mash if not more, I can find out if you want. It seems like MO has a higher pH than most malts so somewhere in the ballpark of 5.7 would be a good estimate if you can't measure. If you...

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When I'm shooting for a target cell count, I'm making a larger starter for each day the yeast gets older. If you are just making a starter to improve it from where it was at, the age doesn't matter as much. When I see fit to spend $12 on DME and 3 nights of making starters to make up for old...

I prefer to go by mrmalty yeast calculator for my pitching rate and not make substitutions of similar yeasts. If my recipe is 1.070 and the yeast is 3 months old, I am approaching the limits of a single 5L starter and approaching the cost of a second pitch of yeast when I consider the cost of...

Having brewed more compelling things, this beer didn't really get onto a serious tap position until today. Its obviously aged more, and tastes wonderful! I think the chocolate malt is coming through and balancing nicely with the minor smoke flavor and I think it will be something I look...

I've been busy tonight :) I made a bunch of pH test batches using 115g of grain infused with 0.5qt distilled water at 170F to hit about 153F in a small sauce pot and stuck it in the oven to maintain temp for 10 min. Then I filtered enough for a pH sample with a coffee filter, chilled it to...

- Don't worry about keeping my hands clean so much - Use starsan instead of BTF because it is so much more effective, flexible and won't stain stuff. Lease parts in starsan until I need them. - wait for HBT to exist and read it - Go all grain to save money, brew a lot more often and on my own...

Multiple brewers, new shiny equipment, and beer! http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ikonibrew

I used to dabble with qbrew which was free but once I wanted to get into all grain, I realized I wanted better software that would figure out water volumes and temperatures for me. I knew there was other software out there but many used beersmith so thats what I stuck with and bought. Figured...

You mean North Texas? (trolling ikonis) I bet ikonis wants more brew buddies but isn't interested in a club. Guess you'd have to compete with club Flomaster.

I thought aromatic malt was very similar to munich