Recent content by DaveSt

If you don't want to spend a lot of money for a large brew pot there is another way that has been working pretty well for me. I make smaller batches, anywhere from 2 to 3 gallons at a time but I only have a 5 gallon brew pot. So, I mash in a 5 gallon drink cooler (Menard's, $15) and use a...

If you are going to Octoberfest then you will be in Bavaria so you should sample as many of the local Weitzens as you can! While in Munich check out the Hoffbrauhaus. Octoberfest is OK I guess, but you have to fight for a seat and there are a lot of drunk and feisty people around. I have...

Thank you for the information and the kind words!

I am fairly new to brewing, but I can already tell that using an ice bath for cooling my wort is going to get old very quickly. My goals for now are to brew 2.5 gallon batches only as I am the only one drinking the beer and I don't drink it that fast. I am looking into buying a wort chiller...