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• Posted in thread: Unique BIAB Kettle Question on 04-22-2013 at 01:28 PM
  I know you said you are set on 10gallon but be sure you really can fit what you want it it (not
  batch size but gravity)I do BIAB in a 10 gallon pot and pretty much top out at 13.75 lb of
  grain. A 15 g...

• Posted in thread: Unique BIAB Kettle Question on 04-20-2013 at 07:11 PM
  I started out BIAB using a very cheap 7 gallon aluminum turkey fryer pot, then switched up to a
  a very nice 15 gallon stainless steel polarware pot, with much more thickness. Both required
  some sort o...

• Posted in thread: Smoker Suggestions on 04-15-2013 at 09:58 PM
  I started in a Weber kettle, and still use it quite often -- and it works great. +1 on the
  Weber Kettle. It's a great way to get started without breaking the bank. You can get used ones
  at garage sale...

• Posted in thread: Wyeast 3711 at bottling: high abv, cold crashes, and gelatin fining on 04-15-2013 at 09:46 PM
  I have done 8% ABV beers with 3711 and never had a problem carbing up quickly when bottling. I
  don't think it will be an issue at 10%.But, if you want to be absolutely sure - try searching
  the forum o...

• Posted in thread: Respond to This Thread If You use HBT Android on 04-15-2013 at 09:26 PM
  Use it a lot.

• Posted in thread: I pitched my stir bar! on 04-01-2013 at 04:02 PM
  When I got my stir plate earlier this year, I SWORE I wouldn't do this on my first pitch. Well,
  I did it, too. LOL. I just put a magnet on the end of my long stainless steel spoon, hit it
  with santize...

• Posted in thread: Adding coffee to light beer on 03-26-2013 at 03:28 PM
  One of the members of my brew club adds whole beans to secondary, says it gives it a nice,
  smooth coffee flavor. Never thought of making a toddy with the beer. How would you sanitize the
  coffee though...

• Posted in thread: Adding coffee to light beer on 03-25-2013 at 09:37 PM
  According to this article: simply dry-hopped with freshly ground coffee beans.Eventually, they
  discovered that the softness and citrus notes of an Ethiopian Sidamo produced a smooth coffee
  brew — and...

• Posted in thread: What my wife says on 02-16-2013 at 04:25 PM
  If I get slack on the pipeline, I get scolded by the wife. Go brew some damn beer! What's wrong
  with you!The only complaint she has is that I keep sticking fermenters around the dining room
  that aren'...

• Posted in thread: Aging - 5 Gallon Barrel and Cherries on 02-10-2013 at 01:07 PM
  Thanks! That is confirmation of what I was thinking.I got the cherries-in-a-barrel concept into
  my head because that is what they do at Boulevard brewery. Or at least that is what the guide
  told us wh...