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• Posted in thread: building a 10 gallon cooler mash tun on 01-25-2013 at 08:03 PM
  Yes. I didn't bother with cuttingOne nice thing about the bazooka aka kettle screen and the SS
  braid is that I just lightly screw them into the nipple hand tight (no tape or wrench). Just
  unscrew when...

• Posted in thread: building a 10 gallon cooler mash tun on 01-25-2013 at 05:44 PM
  I have a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler fitted with a SS bulkhead fitting and ball valve. I have
  tried it fly sparging with a SS perforated false bottom, SS braid and Bazooka Screen. The false
  bottom is ...

• Posted in thread: building a 10 gallon cooler mash tun on 01-07-2013 at 01:50 PM
  I have a 10 gallon rubbermaid cooler fitted with a SS bulkhead fitting and ball valve. I have
  tried it fly sparging with a SS perforated false bottom, SS braid and Bazooka Screen. The false
  bottom is ...

• Posted in thread: Efficiency on 01-06-2013 at 01:17 PM
  Can draining the mash tun slower when batch sparging increase efficiency?I have found that I
  get a clearer wort and a little better efficiency by not just opeing the valve and draining as
  fast as I ca...

• Posted in thread: What was responsible for your biggest improvement? on 12-19-2012 at 08:26 PM
  Fermentation Temperature ControlYeast StarterWort ChillerFull Wort BoilProper Mash
  pHWhirlflocwater filterIn that order. Each item provides a little better product. Combining it
  all together resulted ...

• Posted in thread: Fermentation Chamber Heater on 11-16-2012 at 05:11 PM
  I keep my chest freezer at about 45 degrees and use a 80 watt of fermawrap to keep my ales at
  proper temperatuer. Temperature probe is located in 12" of SS thermowell in the middle of the
  carboy. This...

• Posted in thread: All grain setup advice please on 11-08-2012 at 01:20 PM
  One problem I came across when trying to heat my 10 gallon pot on the electric stove. The pot
  is so big that it trapped the heat under the pot and actually warped the top of the stove from
  the weight,...

• Posted in thread: All grain setup advice please on 11-07-2012 at 02:12 PM
  I agree, you realy need a propane burner and tank to get a decent boil, even on 5 gallons. I
  would also recommend an immersion or plate chiller to cool the wort after the boil.

• Posted in thread: Been wanting to start for a while on 10-08-2012 at 03:41 PM
  Look for a good brew equipment kit like shown above. Look for a stainless steel pot (4-5 gallon
  capacity). You can usually pick up a 4 gallon stainless stock pot for about $20-30. Dead Guy
  Ale Recipe4...

• Posted in thread: First all grain batch planned, tips welcome on 10-02-2012 at 01:35 PM
  Do you have a large enough pot to do a full boil (at least 8 gallon)?I also found out that my
  stove top does not provide enough heat to get a good boil on my 10 gallon pot and needed to go
  to a propan...