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not much experience in brewing all grain stout. here is my recipe and stats. I feel like the amount of malty-ness and the higher ABV means i need more IBUs to balance this out a bit more. I feel that 8.0 % abv , 1.089 OG and 37.1 IBUs is going to yield a super malty beer... any thoughts? I just...

It's finished my brew rig this morning. Last step was the mash paddle. I diy'ed the stand, keggle, paddle and a few other handy items along the way. Most just proud of my work But i also wanted to post the build and maybe give back a little to the community that has helped me so much in the last...

I posted last week about building my brew stand and after a few design changes I have nearly completed the project. I moved some boards farther from the burner, reinforced the method for holding the keg with rebar and added a head/wind screen. I still think the boards around the burner may need...

I am putting the finishing touches on my brew stand and I wanted to know if the metal I've used can stand up to the heat. I used aluminum for the metal bracket the supports the keg. The propane burner is also directly below and I am not positive the aluminum will hold up to the heat. What do you...

Have a simple question... Brewing a partial mash recipe that has been in the primary for about three weeks. According to my gravity reading, the fermentation is done. While it was fermenting i kept a damp tshirt over the carboy to keep the temp around 67. Now that fermentation has...

Hey guys just getting everything together for my first All Grain BIAB batch... I'm using a 30 plate wort chiller and hop pellets. Obviously i dont want the trub going through my plate chiller and mucking up the whole process. My question is, will a hop spider (with a paint strainer bag)...

Like to hear some people weigh-in.... Thermometers for my keg: Digital probe Thermometer OR Dial Thermometer with weld-less fitting? Some guys i've spoken with say the dials get inaccurate readings since they sit inside a sleeve and the mash/wort that is in that sleeve may be effecting...

Hey guys, Getting all my part together to put together my first keggle. I'll be doing BIAB for a while so I'm only building one.... for now. I wanted to hear what you think about installing a thermometer to the keg vs. a laser point-and-shoot thermometer. I'd be happy with either but i...

so Im doing a partial mash brew and i think i had temp problems when i was mashing my grain. The thermometer crapped out and was giving me false readings. HOWEVER i didn't realize this until i was adjusting the temp. I think i might have gotten my mash temp up around 180 but there really no way...

Well I'm getting kinda antsy about trying an all-grain batch. It just kinda dawned on me today that i can do an all grain batch with BIAB with the setup I have. Mostly i was interested in starting a discussion about BIAB vs. Using a Mash Tun. obviously your efficiency is effected but i would...

Hey guys, Getting shopping lists together for my all grain set up... I'd prefer to pump from my mash tun and boiler just to keep from having to build elevated surfaces to gravity drain. My question is about what spec i need to look for in a pump. I think i could prob find one for cheaper than...

Just got back from the LHBS and got my WYeast 1010 American Wheat smack pack. I was getting ready to formulate a recipe for my starter from Jamil's site, which i know tends to be agressive about how Viable yeast is. WELL i just noticed this pack has a 08-August-2011 date on it. My LHBS keeps...

Putting together a Wheat recipe for a friends graduation party. needs to be brew in the next week to be done on time. any suggestions/critique? 5.5 Gal Batch (Steeping grains, sparging with 4 QT) = kinda a pseudo batch sparge 1LB 10.4 oz Pale 2 Row (2.0 SRM) 1LB 10.4 oz Wheat, Flaked (16...

Hey guys, Done some Partial Mash brewing and I've done some reading about people's opinions of hops bags. I've only used pellets so far. (MY LHBS carries mostly pellets) My next few batches are planned for pellets and i was wondering if you guys have used hops bags with pellets? What are some...

Hey Guys, Getting all of my "ducks in a row" to convert to All-Grain. I have been using BeerSmith for all of my batches but now that I'm going to All-Grain i just want to make sure im not cutting any corners. I really want to understand every aspect of my Brew Day. I need a few pointers...

Im located in Missouri. Trying to name my "brewery" just so i can start making labels and what not. Im an out-of-work graphic designer :( so im just trying to have fun with it. The plan is to have three brain-storming sessions and come up with three names to pick from. Had the first session...

I am a relatively new home brewer. I've done partial mash but no all grain yet (soon hopefully) and I think i had my first homebrew-epiphany... After hours, and hours, and more hours of research on the webs (as im sure most "newbrewers" do) I realized how much of homebrewing is taken WAY too...

Well I'm gathering information, equipment and grains to do my first All Grain Batch! Getting excited about it too... I don't know if it is smart to attempt an original recipe for my first batch. If you guys think it would be un-wise to do so, I would gladly find a new recipe to brew from...

WELL i just finished a batch yesterday. It was my first time using liquid yeast. it was a Wyeast 1099 whitbread. Like i said, i've never used liquid before, only dry. I smacked the bag and gave it a stir. I let the bad expand a bit and then i opened and poured into my chilled wort. I...

Hey guys, About to embark on my first Partial Mash brew. From the way it seems it shouldn't be a huge step away from extract brewing. Just a small step toward all grain. here is my question... I'm brewing a Spring Pale Ale from a recipe and i believe i'm starting to get a grasp of how...