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According to the online calculators, i hit about 70%. Preboil Vol/SG = 7 gal/1.035 Post Boil Vol/SG = 5.5/ 1.043 Anyways...going into the fermentor in about 5 mins. Sample tasted good...this is the first brew I've done in a while that had cascades in it....smelled awesome.

Gonna have some boil over me thinks.

Mash temp right on, batch sparing currently. Final Mash tasted super sweet. After reading everything on HBT I still feel like I'm doing something wrong here; however...it should still taste like beer. Will start the boil shortly.

Currently warming water for my first BIAB and having a Hob Goblin while I'm at it. No home brew on tap :(, the last two kegs went too fast. Anyways...tried googling beer smith BIAB calculation set up and think I have it down, but wanted to run it by some of your ole pros. My set up isn't...

I'm interested. Looking at make a wheat for an end of summer party. I want to use fresh fruit, so I've been leaning towards using peaches or nectarines. Sometimes these fruits, especially here in NJ, don't meet my expectations for flavor. They are also high in water content, but not as much...

Awesome....might be better than my ghettorater I use now.

Stainless steel mesh straining works well... some say they are hard to clean, but i've never had a problem.

Thanks for the input...I added the Columbus at 15 mins. The hydro sample tasted awesome. Missed OG by 4, 1.056, supposed to be 1.060. My mash temp was a bit low when I pulled the lid at an hour, however....it will be beer. Curious to find a Surely Bender to compare it too.

I'm in the process of brewing up NB's Surely Bender Partial Mash Kit. This is my first partial and so far its been great....until: Recipe calls for .75 oz of Columbus at beginning of boil then 2.5oz of willamette at the end. Well in all my glory of multi-tasking I put the 2.5 oz of...

There are tons of options for pots...and also lots of arguments, just search SS vs aluminum. The cheapest I've found is this... buy a turkey fryer for $49. Now you have a 7.5 gal aluminum pot, a propane burner, and full boil capabilities. It has drastically improved my beer. I'll be using...

What does it taste like?

Brewing a Surely Bender kit from NB. Partial mash.

I brewed this same kit a little over a month ago. Carbed it in a keg and just tapped it today. It's amazing...very smooth and taste great. This was my first full boil extract. And If I did everything correctly, this will be my first picture upload.

No worries about the GMOs, the alcohol in beer destroys them.....it's science.

Guiness helped me transition to craft beer. I still enjoy it on tap; however, I dont think it taste like much anymore.