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If your final runnings were under 1.010 extracting the unwanted prob because of a small grain bill.

Quite a few homebrewers prob mash inside using the stove for hot water and boil outside via propane. A batch sparge will get you out and on the kettle quicker where as a long fly sparge will allow your wort to cool somewhat and take even longer to bring to a boil once it makes it to the kettle

Is there a formula to determine abv with just f/g? brix and hydro reading? I believe there is just want to make sure. ?

I batch sparge and 10 gal takes the same amoust of time. why? I use 2 "cooler"mash tuns and drain into one kettle. :)

Tomorrow i will rack to secondary at what seems high kreusen and is the seventh day. I may use a tertiary to clarify not sure yet. Definetly not a waste of time giving that im am freeing the yeast to brew with tomorrow :)

Well I just had it happen. I ferment in a temp controlled chest freezer. Fermentation was done so I crashed to 33f. I forgot about the half-gallon growler filled with just water as a blowoff. all was sucked back into the 2 batches which im hoping and assuming will be just fine :) so when you...

Add a gallon or so of boiling water stir and wait 10min to bring up mash out temp and make draining easier

Ok. try steeping crytal 60 vienna and munich 1lb to 2 at 150 for 30min in 2 gal. Bring to a boil remove from heat mix all your extract add a little water. As it starts to boil scoop off the foam (hot break) add water to get your boil close to the top of the pot. Try corn sugar to up gravity...

I have had great results with galena as a bittering hop and columbus or chinook to finish. Double pitch? What yeast? Make a starter, accuire yeast from a brewery, 2x dry packs? Try vienna & munich mix w/ crystal 60. Good hops and grains r key. Use corn sugar, more extract or grains to up...

I use a corny and connect the gas to the beer out which makes the co2 bubble up through the keg. I do this slowly until 30, 35psi and let stand for 24hr.

looks like a good deal wish i was closer. get new seals and sanstar

How much gelatin was in the packet? I use about 1tbs for 5 gal in seconday when crashed @33F

Do you stir when pouring in the infusion sparge water, and then let rest? If so I would think the temp change would be almost instant and not detrimental.