Recent content by dabrews

Thanks Yooper. Thats crazy that I've never taken that into account but my OG's and volumes are always on target. I've also never read about this in any of my brew books

I've been brewing both extract and all grain for about 7 years but one thing I've never really considered before is the actual LME syrup throwing off my target wort volume post boil. 6.6 lbs of syrup looks to be at least a half gallon of material (80% solids, 20% liquid) that is being added into...

Is one step safe for copper? (non-corrosive, non-leaching, etc.) Cheers, dabrews

I would definitly hop on that train, although being a poor college student that ticket is gunna have to wait

ok, looks like parti-gyle might just be my best bet. thanks all!

yeah i was thinking that might be my last resort...i'm a cheap bastard and don't like having to buy extra grains. i guess i could go British style and use the first runnings for the high gravity beer and then use the second runnings as a small beer - that's a long brew day though

Its 7 gallons max, so i usually boil 6.5 gallons hard for an hour to yield 5.5 into the primary

I've been AG brewing for two years now and have been very satisfied making beers around 5.5abv and under and getting decent efficiency 73-76%. However, whenever i want to make something 7%abv or above i have to resort to partial mash/extract. This is because my max boil capacity is just under 7...

Thanks diatonic, thats kinda what I was feeling too, as long as it doesn't have lead...

Hey all, I just joined the site so that i could post this question, didn't get any replies at beeradvocate. I just soldered together some copper connections to run the wort out of my kettle via a bulkehead/ballvalve. I tested it with water and it works great but I'm concerned about the saftey...