Recent content by jobrien

For the fermentation temp, my thinking was that once fermentation started the temp would rise on its own. I would then move it to the cooler room to keep it in the proper range. Then again, I've never done this before. I guess the real plan is to just watch the temp and then decide where the...

Hi everyone, Thanks to a Christmas present from my lovely wife, I will be brewing my first batch this coming Saturday. She got me a complete brew kit and a smoked porter extract kit (my favorite). Both are from love2brew and the guys there have been very helpful. I ordered a 10 gallon...

Thanks for all the help. Looks like the SP10 is a good choice for me.

Then I seem to be confused about what makes a burner a "banjo" burner. Either a high or low pressure model would be more than enough to boil 7 gallons. A high pressure model will use more propane in the process than a low pressure model. Do I understand that correctly?

Thanks for the tips. What is the advantage to a banjo type burner that justifies the extra cost vs something like this? I see a lot of talk about high pressure vs low pressure regulators. I assume that the high pressure regulators produce more heat at the expense of more propane usage. Is...

Hi everyone, I'm a new brewer who just got his first brew kit for Christmas (after much hinting to the wife). The 10 gallon aluminum kettle I ordered arrived on Saturday. I decided to give a test it by boiling 7 gallons on my electric stove. After 2 hours, the temp had made it up to 205 and...