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Thanks! I saw your picture as I was tooling around on here before I posts my question--very impressive setup! I will post a pic when I build it.

Thanks! If I'm doing five gallon batches, would the 48 quart cooler be too big? Is the grain bed deep enough for a five gallon batch?

I'm looking to build my own mash tun. I have the "Brew Ware" book and looking to use their plans with a rectangular cooler (probably around 32 qts) with a CPVC manifold. 1. Is this a good mash tun design? 2. If so, is there a recommended cooler? Is Rubbermaid better than Coleman? Does it...

5 gal Belgian blond 5 gal AHS Progress in the New Millenium 38154

5 gal black ale 5 gal winter ale 30765.5

+5 gallons summer blonde +5 gallons American pale ale 28753.5

I have a porter with the same problem--completely flat. I left it in primary for over a month and racked it very cleanly into the bottling bucket. I am thinking I might not have enough yeast left in suspension? The beer tastes fine (not overly sweet). After reading this thread I inspected my...

Five gallons English pale ale. 21,159.5

5 gallons of Irish red ale. 20879.75

5gal Kolsch 18227

5 gallons porter = 16616

5 gallons of dunkelweizen. 14,362

Assuming cullensage's 5 gallons brings the total to 9908.5, my 5 gallons of Belgian wit gets to 9913.5.

I brewed a hefe a few weeks ago--my krausen lasted much longer than with any of my other beers. I think the carapils in it (which helps with head retention) is the cause. But I may be completely wrong here.

I got the autumn amber kit--it turned out great. Also, highly recommend "How to Brew" by John Palmer--I read it before I did anything and it was a huge help.

I also got the Midwest Groupon kit and love it. I did add a carboy (not really necessary) and a wort chiller (necessary), but the ingredient kit and gift certificate really make it a great deal. I have since added a few odds and ends to the kit (all relatively inexpensive) to make some of the...

+5 gallons of American cream ale 8612

I just poured one (one day shy of three weeks in the bottle) and it is definitely better now than at weeks 1and 2. I only got about half an inch of head, and it didn't last very long, but it is nicely carbonated and much clearer than last week. Very pleased with this as my very first beer!

Thanks for the info guys! Penguin--now that you mention it, there does seem to be some krausen residue hanging out on top. I will assume that is what is sticking to the thief. Kevin--I tried to be careful and not insert the thief deep enough to disturb the trub, but that doesn't mean that I...

I brewed an oatmeal stout two weeks ago and I have had it in the primary for the entire time. Yesterday and today I took hydrometer readings using a "thief". Afterwards on both days, I noticed that the thief had a lot of "stuff" stuck to the sides of it, maybe hops? When I poured the cooled...