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Here are the pics. The first one is the water testing of the system the day I got it delivered.

So my pre-boil OG was 1.030 and my final OG was 1.062. After adjusting for temp, it came out at a78.8% efficiency! Highest I have ever gotten. I am about to keg it this weekend and will pull a FG in the next day or so. Very happy with the brewing system. I will post some pics from my phone of...

Well after firing things up, I decided to change up the grainbill and not do a SMaSH. I will do what RM-MN recommends and do that with MO or Munich. Here is what I did: 4lbs Pilsner .5 lbs Maris Otter .5 lbs Flaked Corn .3 lbs Victory Malt .25 lbs Crystal 20L .2 Torrified WHeat Centennial .5...

Great suggestions on the hop schedule. I was breaking the hops out based on an ending IBU. The longer the hops stay in there, the higher it went according to the calculator. I might combine a few of the additions to see. I am hoping to mimic a local beer by using the pilsner. I love Munich and...

It has been a while since I posted in these forums, but I just got my Unibrau system today, so I am going to brew a Centennial SMaSH tomorrow. I do half batches, and can't wait to get started with this easier way to brew AG. The water testing of it tonight went great! I will post some pics to...

I don't drive if I have had more than 1 beer either. My thoughts always go to the innocent victims of idiots who could have had someone drive them home or call a cab. I love beer as much as the next guy (gal), but it is not worth the risk... period. I also have couple good friends who are cops...

Welcome to TN brewing! I live in Middle TN, but my job takes me all over the state. Maybe sometime when I am in Knoxville overnight I will check in and maybe we can meet up at Smokey Mt Brewery. I haven't been to that place, but I have been wanted to stop everytime I drive through there! Again...

I tend to mash at a higher temp~ 158 or so and it has worked well for me. Also I like Safale 04 as a yeast because it doesn't dry out like a Nottingham.

I just finished brewing my first smash this evening- nothing special but I think it will be great. 2row and Crystal. I love how crystal smells and it is my favorite hop other than fuggles. Can't wait to get this one in the bottle. BTW- my vote is a Munich and cascade.

Welcome from Nashvegas!

This morning I was bottling a half batch of my Simple-Minded Ale that was brewed on the anniversary of my first brew day(July 10). I didn't have the right lid to my bottling bucket, so I was covering it with my kettle's lid. I had 12 bottles sitting next to the bucket that were full with the...

Howdy! I live in Nolensville and have been brewing for about a year. This is a great place to learn from some great homebrewers.

I am brewing this now, but it looks to be a big more than the 2.5 gal I usually have. I over sparged to make up for the long boil time. Maybe it will boil down to where it needs to be, but I am throwing it in a 5 gal fermenter just in case. Here is what I went with: 6 lbs 2row 2 lbs flaked corn...

Great info Dan. I would be interested in how close you feel it is when you omit the chocolate malt and go with pilsner malt, torrified wheat, crystal 10L, and use the hefe yeast. I am going to do an AG version of this and I will post the step by step with photos of this. BTW- the AG version I...

It has been a while since I have been on! You guys have been having a great conversation about things here. I will say here that to call this a Woodchuck clone is a stretch after several batches- some turn out more like it than others, but that is because of all the experimentation that I have...

No worries flyweed... a bit more conditioning and the alcohol burn will fade and the other flavors will blend and mellow. One note, this isn't a very sweet brew- it has that Granny Smith apple sour, but with the malt it is a nice complex drink. I didn't get a chance to brew this past weekend...

A few comments.... I didn't boil after sparging- even when I mashed and everything turns out great. The chocolate malt turns this a brown to dark brown color for sure- nothing light colored about this brew. flyweed... I am looking forward to your comments. I am brewing up another batch of...

I use the pasteurized... I just make sure it is "not from concentrate" and only has apple juice and ascorbic acid as the ingredients.

I think it has a lot of apple flavor. I have never tried a flavor concentrate, so I am not sure about that. When you bottle, do a few with concentrate to see what the difference is and then you can compare the two.

I really liked the mash version, but steeped grain version is good. I thought that the mashed grains developed a bit more head and held it longer. So I personally would do a batch just based on how much time I have to brew. Mashing taking a bit longer to do.