Recent content by eggbeater59

i lost a batch to a bad notty packet. i've since switched over to us05. i'd still be willing to use notty, but the safale is what i have on hand right now.

i just have my local hbs mill my stuff for me, but if you're stuck in a pinch- i'll echo what yooper said and use a rolling pin. put a towel over the grain and go to town. ...you'll probably be at it for a while.

i'm going to try a new method next time i brew. lets say that the strike is 166. i'm going to heat my strike up to 166, then dump it all in to the tun, and let it sit for 10 minutes. next, i'll drain the water back into the pot, and then re heat it back to 166 to make up for the temp loss. i...

the single best upgrade i've ever done for my system was a drain valve out of my pot, in conjunction with the "hop taco". i got the idea from these guys http://kotmf.com/articles/hoptaco.php who in turn ripped the idea from "the hop stopper". it is awesome.

you can let it sit, if you like, but keep in mind that in certain hop schedules this will have a negative effect- ie your 15 minute hop addition suddenly became a 25 min because you let your hot wort sit after turning off the gas. i would think that you wouldn't want to stir it when it's hot...

+1 for new fitting. get that trash out of there. i wouldn't worry about the surface rust on the bottom of the tun tho, just clean it up as homercidal suggest.

i wouldn't bother, for the exact reason you state- that is such a minimal amount of wheat. now, if you were doing a wheat/hefe then definitely, a protein rest would help. caution tho, it will be the most fermentable wort you have ever made, blowoff tube is a must.

actually, antifreeze doesn't actually raise the boiling point. the fact that an automotive cooling system is pressurized, is what raises the temp.coolant is super toxic and i would want it absolutely no where near my beer, for fear of an accidental leak. btw, there is totally copper in...

something i've noticed everyone doing is waiting until after most of the hot break is over to add the bittering hop. is the only reason for this to avoid the dreaded boilover? i'm brewing 5 gal batches in a 10 gal pot, and i don't exactly have any boilover problems. due to john palmer's...

subscribed. definitely interested in hearing how this turns out. this would be a fun little treat to have on the side, if successful. best of luck to ye!

i voted other, because i built the hop taco! it's a hop stopper knock-off. it's worked great so far with leaf hops, but it's getting its first all pellet run this weekend. only complaint is that it drains slow... like 2x as long as siphoning out took.

i'd call poison control.

you guys must not have good luck at your yardhouses. over here, they're nice. the food is kinda meh but the beer is good. besides, you didn't go there to get a 4 course meal, you went to get beer, and that they do quite well. servers here in kc know the basics of beer, and that's good enough for...

i batch sparge and do 5 gal, and i put the first runnings on low heat. i figure a little shortcut here and there to speed up the process can never hurt. that being said, the first time i did this, i put the first runnings on full heat and had a boil over while i was stirring the mash tun. that...

4 to 4 1/2 hr with single infusion mash, double batch sparge and 60 min boil w/ propane. this includes cleanup- if you clean and utilize your free time well during mash and boil, then the brewday doesn't seem to take nearly as long from start to finish. since i just built a hop strainer to sit...