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I did a batch sparge. I got about 3 gallons out of the first running, and added about 4 gallons 170 water back into the tun, let it rest for 20 and drained.

I'm usually around 75% efficiency when I use my HomeDepot 5gal cooler, this was my first mash using the larger HD 10 gallon. I figured I would just sorta scale everything up accordingly. They crush the grain at the local HB store, and I just assume its the same crush. My volumes were pretty...

I've probably done around 15 AG brews with a 5 gallon mash tun. This week I got a 10 gallon cooler, 17 pounds of grain, and went off to make and imperial IPA. Pro Mash predicted a SG of 1.084. It came in at 1.052. I'm not sure what I missed. Normally, for 10-12 pounds of grain i will mash...

I have this kegged and under 6PSIs of CO2. I'll order my stout faucet and shank this week. Should be ready for Thanksgiving. I'll plan on pushing with the CO2 this time. You think I'm OK going this route BierMuncher?

OK, that's exactly what i will do this year. Getting a full nitro setup will cost over $300. I will just get the stout tap, carb with CO2, and push with CO2. Since I won't be priming, what pressure do you think I should force carb with to get close to Guiness with this setup? 6 PSI?

OK, so how would this recipe do (compared to a Pub poured Guinness) if it was pushed through a Stout tap with re-stricter plate but conditioned and pushed with 10 PSIs of CO2, and with no priming sugar? Nitro tanks and regulators are expensive. Curious if i should buy a full system this year...

OK, I just had to check, down to 1.040 just over thirty days later. I'm thinking its time to rack to secondary and add the woodchips. Time for the next addition. I have 4 ounces of woodchips that having been sitting in Cognac for 6 weeks. How much do I add? Do I let them dry out a bit first...

Great news, looks like there was some life in that first starter attempt that I chucked in before making this latest starter. Down to 1.046. I just pitched in the really active starter that I've been working on from that first failed (I thought) starter, and I took a grav reading right after...

I think I have cultivated the STRONGest strain of EC1118 ever. Hopefully this stuff will chow through the rest of this brew. Paul, I tried what you said, and it never took off. So I threw that starter back into the batch, had a little cake left in the jug, and put a standard 4 cup DME muntons...

PTN, how big a starter? Like I said, I was going to make a 2 gallon starter, get a nice cake, decant, and pitch onto that. With that much water, I wouldn't want to add beer to it and throw all that back in and dilute the beer. are you talking about a normal 1/4 gallon 1.040 starter? Add a...

Update, one month later its still at 1050. :( I don't know...I really wanted to push this one down more. Do I just give up and rack to secondary. Do I try to make a super starter (2 gallons) with EC1118, decant the liquid, and rack onto the cake? I figure I'm at 19% now, but damn I really...

And now 3 weeks later its down to 1050. I started a packet of ec1118 a few days ago and pitched tonight anyhow. Oh, and before that, i scooped out 4 ounces into a measuring cup, covered that with a piece of cheese cloth (yeast filter), and poured out two 2oz samples for me and a buddy. WOW...

Well, seems stuck again. Down from 1058 to 1056 in a week. I don't think the 099 is going to do much better at this point. Time for the ec1118? Thoughts? So, if i understand correctly from PTN : One pint of water with one pint of current uptopia for the starter. Aerate like hell. No...

Well the 099 still has life in it yet. Back down to 1.058. Keep going baby!

No, that's not entirely what happened. Looking at my notes (and rounding the readings off here), we started with an AG 5 gallon mash of about 1.090. Pitched the WLP099 and servomyces. After 3 days it was down to about 1.030. I added 5 lbs of DME, it went back up to 1.050 and dropped down to...