That's the one. All-grain is not complicated enough to require a book...unless you are going deep into it. You can start all grain today if you have a big enough pot and two plastic buckets. With the buckets, you can make what he calls the zapap lauter tun (basically for getting the wort out...
My setup costs 70 bucks or so....not counting the 22 quart pot that I have. I just mash on the stovetop with the Automasher and use two plastic buckets for the sparging. You know, as mentioned in Charlie's book. The bucket that's inside of the other has a bunch of 1/4 holes drilled in the...
I tried my own technqiue out. It goes basically like this.
1. At brew day, use 75% of the liquid yeast.
2. Fill the bottle back up with some strong DME+water mixture (boiled of course!).
3. Leave the lid slightly open so the air can get out, and keep warm for 4 days or so.
4. Throw it in...
I have a flat top stove, and I had your problem. This is what I do..
1. Put your lid on. Before I had the Automasher, I used a meat thermometer just eased up under the lid. Meat thermometers are big at the top, so they will not slide into your pot if the lid is on. The thermometer is...