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Hey everyone, I want to do a Hop in the Dark clone, and I read that Deschutes cold steeps the dark grains @ 55*F and adds that to the pale mash. What do you all think of this recipe for a clone? I'm a little worried that if I cold steeped the dark grains, it wouldn't get dark enough to...

Hey everyone, I wanted to make a Cascadian Dark Ale, and Deschutes Hop In The Dark is probably the best commercial example of the style I've tasted. In doing some research, I found that Deschutes cold-steeps the dark grains at about 55* and adds the liquid to the pale mash in order to get...

Just ordered a few weldless bulkheads, and since I had seen other posts about the guys from bargainfittings drawing on the box, I asked them to draw a picture of a dog drinking a beer. This is what I got today. Man, those guys are artists!

Does anyone have any experience with this http://www.amazon.com/King-Kooker-94-90TKD-Dual-Burner/dp/B00264G584?ie=UTF8&tag=hombrefin-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969 as a brew stand? Seems like a great price, and could make a cheap brew stand. Do you think the burners are powerful...

I'm trying to convince SWMBO that we need to get a grain mill. I think I can convince her if she can also use it to grind her own wheat into flour, etc. for baking. I know the grain mills everyone uses have adjustable rollers for crushing the grain, but will they also work for baking purposes...

Does anyone know where I can find a good thermometer without paying an arm and a leg for it? I have one of the basic dial thermometers right now, but it takes forever to take a reading in my mash tun with that thing, and since my mash tun is a cooler, that means I'm letting all the heat escape...

Just did my first all grain batch yesterday. I tried for a SN Tumbler type beer with a recipe I found here. I missed my mash temp by a few degrees (it said to mash at 154, and I was at about 151), and the OG came out a little low (1.046, supposed to be 1.052), but it was a lot easier than I...

Hey guys, I'm trying to convert my rectangular 48 qt coleman cooler into a mashtun. I figured I would just go to bargainfittings and get everything in one place to convert it. Would someone be able to make sure I'm getting everything I need for me? I'm getting the New Weldless Keg/Cooler...

Hey guys, I am making a Widmer Hefe clone for my wife, and she really likes lemon in it. I was thinking of maybe putting some lemon zest in secondary to get some of the flavor/scent. Has anyone done something like this before? How much should I put in and for how long? I've never put...

I'm in the market for a cheap brew pot for my 5 gallon batches. I'm just doing extract right now, but I got a propane cooker and immersion chiller, so I'm looking to take my brewing outside and go with full boils. I think I want to stick with SS vs. Aluminum. Does anyone have experience with...

Hello from Hillsboro, OR. For those who don't know, Hillsboro is pretty close to Portland, and the home of Intel. New to brewing, and love all the great information to be had from this site.