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I had the same experience with mine. It wasn't as accurate as I hoped it would be. My thermapen is much more accurate and I found myself having to measure with the thermapen anyway, so it was of little use. I found my bazooka screen would just get clogged with hops and I'd end up with a lot...

I figured as much. Thanks for the info fellas.

Most Home Depots I've been to have a little stand near the exit with prepaid envelopes and test tubes to send your water off for a free sample. While I know they're looking to sell you a water treatment kit of some kind, I was wondering if they do any type of water report. My tap water...

81% with 34/70 on a German pilsner. Got the same attenuation with S-23, but I don't like it as much.

Congrats! I went all grain BIAB in July and I'm never looking back. My beers have never been better and I really enjoy the process. I upgraded to 11g batches in the fall and love getting twice as much for very little additional effort.

Merry Christmas indeed!

Kegging all the way! I can't ever see going back to bottling. Imagine this scenario. Your beer has finished fermenting. You decide you want to rack. Open keg, insert siphon hose, siphon beer. Close keg. Stick in keezer. Pop on two quick disconnects. Done. Use the additional time to reflect on...

So I ended up trying to carb the keg with some add'l sugar. I'm not sure if I was successful. After sitting around for ~5 weeks, I hooked up the keg a few days ago. While it was carbonated, it was a little flatter than I had expected. Not really a big deal, as I was really just hoping for a...

I put the keg in the keezer and left it for a week while I was out of town. When I got back, I opened the keg and added gelatin and left it for another 36h or so before pouring my first pint. While it was pretty clear, I'd say it took another week or so to achieve crystal clarity.

While fermenting the yeast gave off quite a bit of sulfur smell in the first few days then eventually disappated. There's something about the "funk" that reminds me of the sulfur. It's not the same characteristic as say the green bottle Heineken skunk taste. (I find Heineken in a can or on...

I've been meaning to chime back in to let ya'll know how it came out. I ended up brewing a German Pilsner instead of the helles. The keg that used 34/70 is close to kicked. Man, I know every brewer is proud of their beer, but I feel like this might have been my best brew ever. It really was a...

I started brewing a few years ago as an extract and partial mash brewer. After a long break, I started brewing again in June. I did 2 extract batches to get back into the groove and then tried my first BIAB. It all went so smoothly and the beer was so tasty, I never looked back. I've done 5...

Not to turn this into a Miller Lite confessional or anything, but... I found a place for ML in my life this summer. As the weather heated up in late spring, I really found my old appetite for IPAs and pale ales to be waning. I really started enjoying sours, but they don't always suit my mood...

Get the wilserbag. I got one a few weeks ago and it's leagues better than the one I started with from my LHBS. It's a great bag.

Looks like a killer deal. Plus it'll come in handy when you change your mind on those 10gal batches. :D Somewhere here is a thread about aluminum pots. Before you brew for the first time, I think you have to, for lack of a better word, "season" the pot. I believe it's nothing more than...