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Ha ha ha! Toilet tank brew! If done properly, that may just work! That may be the next method if you get sick of your current method. Just sayin'... -Cheers!

I've done extract an PM brews before but have been interested in BIAB for a while and finally brewed one last week. Being my first AG batch, my mash temps were way off (high) and the resulting OG was too low. At that point, I didn't want to pitch the yeast. I had also been reading about...

I just brewed my first BIAB brew last week. I made several extract and partial mash brews before, but this was the first all grain. Anyway, I was WAY OFF on my mash temp. Rather than 150'-155', mine was 160'-165'. This is something I will be more dilligent next time! As a result, my...

Um... Well, I did take some of the advice given. NO ONE definitively said that reboiling would absolutely 100% ruin my batch. I read the responses as well as some other threads and made a decision based on what I read and my particular situation. Some said just to go with it as-is and chalk...

Hey guys, thanks for the advice. I appreciate both sides of the discussion, but I've decided to go for the reboil with DME. Mainly because this is a small batch and it is an Irish Stout. I'm not terribly concerned about the hops being off a little. So, I'm just going to add some extra-dark...

I just made my first all grain batch. Unfortunately, my mash temps were high and I ended up missing my OG by quite a bit. Target is 1.047 and I only got to 1.032! The wort is cooled and is still in my brew kettle and I have not pitched my yeast. My thought is to put the BK back on the...

Thanks 'dude. I appreciate it. I'll give that a shot!

Ok. So I just brewed my first BIAB. I made a 1.5 gallon Irish Stout recipe that I found on beertools.com and scaled down. Generally, I really like this method and I'll definitely be brewing more BIAB batches in the future. Being my first all-grain brew, I was way off on my mash temp (165!)...

I going to brew my first BIAB and first small batch (1.5 gallons) on Friday - a dry stout! I've done several extract and partial mash 5-gallon batches but am finally making the switch. This forum has given me so much information... Sounds silly, but I'm actually really excited about this...

Typically lagers ferment at lower temps but all depends on what you're brewing.

Lowe's (food grade) buckets work great and are much, much cheaper than anything found at LHBS, in my experience.

As mentioned, these are not terribly difficult to make. You just have to be careful not to kink the tubing. Find a cylindrical-shaped object and slowly unwind your purchased coil into tight coils around your cylinder. This part is trickier than it looks! Leave extra tubing on each end. I...

What type of beer are your brewing? What temperature are you fermenting at? Seems odd that you're still seeing active fermentation for that long. For most ales, the 1-2-3 rule works (1 week in primary, 2 weeks in secondary and 3 weeks in bottle). Is this a lager?

I've been brewing 5-gallon extract and PM batches and have wanted to make the switch to all-grain, but didn't have the equipment. I've also wanted to experiment with new recipes and ingredients. For my situation, this will be good way to go. I've seen this thread before but never paid much...

I need to go back. It's been a year!