Recent content by licenzedtothrill

I have the same false bottom and noticed that there is always grain underneath that must work it's way there during the mash/sparging. Does your false bottom appear to be a little smaller for the 10 gallon cooler? I have at least 1/4" or more of movement before I contact the sides. It is the...

I am thinking of switching from false bottom to braid. 3 of my 4 sparges have stuck and I have been careful to try avoiding the common pitfalls on the web that I have read about. I have a 10 gallon Gott style cooler, any recommendations on braid or any one from a home brew retailer will do?

I agree with adding it as an extract...just a small amount at bottling to give it a hint of flavor. I have added some of the 4oz bottles of fruit extract to 5 gallon batches at bottling and you could really taste the flavor.

Welcome to the board from another Marylander! How did you Scotch Ale turn out? I have had that on my list to brew for a few months and have kept getting other ideas.

Hampstead, not far from PA at all.

Hope your first batch turns out well. Nice bike, too. I'm waiting on new ignition coils for my R6 and then I'm back on the road!

Hello all from Carroll County, MD. I have referred to this forum for the past year or so as I started getting into home brewing...lots of great input and opinions! I have been doing extract brewing and am looking to proceed into all grain, so I'll be reading up on intro material here and...

Just finished bottling what seems to be the same porter recipe last night myself. This was my first brew and I am happy with how things have gone so far...definitely learning a lot. I would like to look into kegging as well since I bought a kegerator on ebay a few years back. It's a Danby...