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Last session I tried a step mash with my direct fire MLT for the first time. My "false" bottom is a frying pan splatter screen with some copper fittings drilled into the center and connected to the outlet valve. MLT is a converted keg. When trying to heat the mash from one temp to the next I...

I made a starter yesterday from some washed yeast I had and kept it in a growler overnight, shaking it wheneve I walked past. I had some equioment manfunci0ns today and never got around to using it. Can I save this yeast for another day somehow or should I just throw it out? I'd like to save...

So I finally took the plunge this weekend and did my first AG batch. It mostly went well, I made all of the gravities I expected to, was a few degrees low on my mash temp by the end of the rest, but overall everything went well. My biggest dilema was how to measure my strike water and sparge...

Does anyone have any experience using the NB mash/boil screen instead of the SS braid setup? NORTHERN BREWER: Weldless Fittings I realize I could build one myself for less $$ but this seems like a really slick combination and looks like it would be easy to keep clean. Wondering if they would...

Quick question for people kegging their brews. When I've bottled my beer in the past I've added a small amount of primer to the bottling bucket, I believe to create the carbination inside the bottles. Now that I'm Kegging, I don't add this primer. I've noticed in some recipes, you are...

Hey everone, just a quick question. I've never used Irish moss before but am trying it this time. The question is...after I add it w/ 15 min left in the boil, do I need to strain it back out before the wort goes into the fermenter, or do I just leave it in there w/ the hops and let it all...