Recent content by DuffmanAK

Well yea kindda what I thought too. It was stored in a cool dry place (I'm in Alaska, it's cool and dry here most of the time). I'm willing to give it a shot mixing it in with 2/3 fresher 2-row just sorta wondering if it could contribute to a stuck sparge.

Hey there folks, so after 2 years of all-grain brewing had my first stuck sparge over the weekend. I wanted to ask if it's feasible that old grain could have contributed to it. The story is a friend of mine had like 50 lbs of some 2-row she bought like 4 years ago (uncracked). So she gave it to...

So I admittedly haven't read all 130 pages of this thread, so don't jump on me if this was answered somewhere in there. I did skim the first 20 and the last 10 pages. :) Anywho, I'm fairly new to AG brews, and was wondering if there's a specific temp/volume to sparge with here since the...

Both very good points. I don't typically use liquid extract, more of a dry extract guy. I think I may just ditch the liquid and pickup some dme at my local homebrew shop.

So do you think that canned liquid malt wouldn't be good? I have this can and not real sure how old it is.

I did my normal routine of searching (and even waded through the first few pages of posts). If I overlooked the answer already, I apologize. Anywho, I have a can of liquid malt extract here and a recipe that calls for dry malt extract. Can the liquid be subbed in for the same amount of DME...

Sorry, one more quick one then I'll let the thread die, hehe. I see in that other thread he had some problems with corrosion on his hose clamps, did you see this too, or managed to get SS ones?

And how's the braided supply hose work for clarity/filtering? I was at a friend's place few weeks ago, and he has a nifty domed false bottom on his.

Ahh yes, looking in the DIY forums would have been a better start, sorry bout that :)

Hi there folks, so I'm going to make the jump to all-grain, and been looking at some DIY guides on mash tuns. I found this one that I like: http://greenethumb.com/article/39/homebrewing-dyi-building-a-mashlauder-tun-out-of-a-water-cooler but I wanted to get some opinions on it. The whole...

I wouldn't say you *need* one, but man do they make bottling way easier.

Don't fear the foam :) It's perfectly fine.

Awesome guys, thanks. That makes things way more clear for me. I like the idea of putting the fruit in a bag so it's easy to strain. I can imagine straining out the fruit can be troublesome.

So, I've never made a wine, I have however made a number of beers. So, am I correct in assuming that you don't slap an airlock on it while it ferments as you would a beer? I see it mentioned that one just needs to cover it and stir daily. And what's it mean to "punch down" the fruit? This...