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• Posted in thread: Brewing a Mild on 11-26-2012 at 02:45 AM
  Gotcha, I'll shoot for 154-156! Thanks guys, I'll report back once I brew it!

• Posted in thread: Brewing a Mild on 11-25-2012 at 11:39 PM
  Thanks for the vote of confidence guys. What's a good temp to mash? I was thinking 150-152.

• Posted in thread: Brewing a Mild on 11-24-2012 at 06:32 PM
  It seems his is a bit more Crystal, maybe I should put a little more? I read in an article they
  recommend around 15% crystal with some coming from medium and some from dark with just a hint
  of chocola...

• Posted in thread: Brewing a Mild on 11-24-2012 at 05:30 PM
  So I have some grains laying around needing some use and thought I'd throw together this mild.
  I've never brewed this style before so I would like some feedback.

• Posted in thread: Intolerant, a chocolate oatmeal milk stout on 11-20-2012 at 06:42 PM
  Hey guys, just wanted to share my recipe for Intolerant. What I'm going for is a sweet milk
  chocolate stout with a moderate roasted malt backing. I plan to age this on cocoa nibs in
  secondary as well....

• Posted in thread: Maximizing Efficiency when Batch Sparging on 11-20-2012 at 12:50 AM
  So update, we got a more fine grind and brewed today, 81% efficiency. Feels good!

• Posted in thread: My first all grain brew day log on 11-19-2012 at 04:51 PM
  Put a blanket around the cooler, that will help reduce heat loss. Also look into a better
  cooler, we are using an older one that was in the garage and it keeps the heat steady for an
  hour even with it...

• Posted in thread: Maximizing Efficiency when Batch Sparging on 11-19-2012 at 03:20 PM
  Thanks, I'm sober/not tired now so I will read that resource, thanks very much. Our next plan
  though, for equipment, is buying this. I can't wait for consistency.

• Posted in thread: Maximizing Efficiency when Batch Sparging on 11-19-2012 at 02:23 PM
  Thanks for your posts, it's gotten me less worried about my methods. This time I made sure to
  stir much more aggressively and thoroughly than ever before so it can't be that. Our mash also
  stayed at 1...

• Posted in thread: Maximizing Efficiency when Batch Sparging on 11-19-2012 at 01:56 PM
  Just to clarify you're saying that it's almost certainly the crush at fault since the run-off
  was 1.018 after running off our complete volume and being 20 points under?If this happens next
  time what's...