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• Posted in thread: Double Mash BIAB on 03-19-2013 at 09:59 AM
  What are you going to do with the first five gallons of wort while you mash the second half?My
  understanding of this technique is that he's not going to do anything with the wort. It will
  stay in the ...

• Posted in thread: Double Mash BIAB on 03-19-2013 at 04:57 AM
  Looking forward to reading about your results. Will you measure gravity after both mashes? I am
  curious if the second mash will differ in efficiency. I have read here about other brewers
  trying the sa...

• Posted in thread: New Kettle- best way to use it? on 03-01-2013 at 04:32 AM
  I can think of two options here.1. Find a 9 or 10 gallon stainless steel pot with the same
  diameter as the turkey fryer. This lets me stay in the kitchen.2. Step up to a burner, an
  additional 10 or 15...

• Posted in thread: New Kettle- best way to use it? on 02-27-2013 at 04:00 PM
  Is someone using the boilermaker with the false bottom to boil in? I'd be worried about
  scorching the relative small volume wort below the false bottom. Maybe it wouldn't but I am not
  sure. My friend ...

• Posted in thread: New Kettle- best way to use it? on 02-26-2013 at 03:43 AM
  I have a new 10 Gallon Blichmann kettle with the false bottom feature for mash/laughter. My
  other pot is a 30qt turkey fryer pot that I have been using to brew with for about 6 months. 5
  gallons batch...

• Posted in thread: Carapils is cheating . . . isn't it? on 02-20-2013 at 02:27 AM
  Has anyone tried propylene glycol alginate as a head improving agent? It is supposedly used by
  some macro brewers.A friend and I tried it once. Muntons makes a priming pack for bottling that
  is a mix ...

• Posted in thread: HomeBrewTalk 2013 Big Giveaway! on 02-19-2013 at 05:04 AM
  In.Thank you.

• Posted in thread: BIAB Brewing (with pics) on 02-16-2013 at 04:37 AM
  Any idea what would contribute to a "grain" aftertaste??I have brewed 4 BIAB batches now, and
  my last 2 (EdWorts Bavarian Hefe, and a Belgian Blonde). Both have a "grain" aftertaste. The
  beer tastes g...

• Posted in thread: Batch Sparing with BIAB on 02-15-2013 at 04:19 AM
  85% That's pretty good!!!I was expecting 70% and maybe a bit more for low ABV beers..but 85%!If
  you are only planning on brewing 2 gallon batches of session beer and you have a kettle that's
  4 gallons...

• Posted in thread: BIAB Brewing (with pics) on 01-29-2013 at 03:50 AM
  My plan is to do 2.5 gallon batches and I am looking at my turkey fryer options... If correct I
  will like try to get a smaller potAlso... My advice is to buy the biggest pot you can afford
  and make th...