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Currently I have a 40 Qt. Stainless Steel Stock Pot for my boil. I am looking to do 10 gallon batches. I am thinking about converting a Keg to a keggle, but there is pretty good deals on Aluminium pots out there. So I was hoping to get the pro's and con's of Steel and Aluminium. Whats the...

Has anyone used the Bayou Classic SP1 Jet Cooker to brew beer with. I want to put a keggle on top of it and use it for my boil. It is cheap and packs a helluva punch. Just wondering if anyone has used this burner. Thanks Dan

So you do your vorlauf and then drain you MLT. Now I have some wort in my brew kettle. Does it just sit there and wait until I am done sparging??? Is the cooling of the wort something I have to correct or does it just sit there happily waiting the first sparge water to join it???

Ok so I am new to all grain and I am going to jump into the all grain business here for my next brew. I have devised a recipe for a Pale Ale as a Clone to Short's Brewing Company's: Pandemonium Pale Ale. First I have no idea what I am doing exactly, but I have read the flavor profile of these...

I want to do an American Wheat beer for the summer. So far I have centenial .5 Oz @ 60 mins, cascade .5 Oz @ 15 mins and 5 mins, for my hops schedule. This gives me an IBU of about 24.1 I cannot figure out what yeast to use to compliment the fruity flavors of the hops??? This will be my...

I have been brewing for a year. Extract kits and partial mashes. All grain just seems to be the next logical step for me. This is what I have: I have a 10 gal brew kettle with top, a 5 gal brew kettle with top, One propane burner. I need to make a mash tun and I am going to construct one...

I have been playing around with some specialty grains and hops for a smoked porter on beer smith. I think I am getting closer to perfection. I am putting it up here for some peer review. Feel free to rip it to shreds if it sucks. Smoked Porter 4.0lbs Alexanders Pale LME 3.0lbs DME 2.0lbs...

I have been playing around with some specialty grains and hops for a smoked porter on beer smith. I think I am getting closer to perfection. I am putting it up here for some peer review. Feel free to rip it to shreds if it sucks. Smoked Porter 4.0lbs Alexanders Pale LME 3.0lbs DME 2.0lbs...

I have been playing around with some specialty grains and hops for a smoked porter on beer smith. I think I am getting closer to perfection. I am putting it up here for some peer review. Feel free to rip it to shreds if it sucks. Smoked Porter 4.0lbs Alexanders Pale LME 3.0lbs DME...

For almost a week I had good fermentation off a D47 yeast starter. Now I have little air lock activity. When I swirl the bucket I get a little action that lasts a few minutes, but then returns to the slow state. I am thinking about pitching D47 again, and a little nutrient+energizer to get...

I wanted to take the best of both worlds on this one. From what I have gathered... The pith is a hard thing to deal with, so OMITTED. Instead of raisins I used Dried Cherries. Also, to prevent oversweetness I used 3lbs of honey to the 3.5lbs. The recipe looks like. 3lbs Honey The zest of...

Have you ever had an Arnold Palmer Iced Tea/Lemonade... Well they are delicious. I ran across the Hard Lemonade and the Hard Iced Tea recipe and I am going to try and formulate a combination of both and make a Hard Arnold Palmer. I would like to hear any imput, ideas, or recipes you think...

I have been brewing with purified water for all my brewing applications, but I don't condition the water. I was wondering about the science behind Gypsum and Irish Moss. I don't use either, but see that many people do. What does it do for the water? Why is it beneficial?

Made a yeast starter for my 5 gallon batch mead with D-47. Activly fermented within an hour. Was in the small carboy for 2 days. Mixed up the water and the honey and other ingredients and pitched the starter into the must the next day (day 2/today). Currently it has been about 5 hours and...

Hi guys my name is Dan and I just started brewing about a year ago. As to date I have made 4 beers (one unfortunate accident) 2 Wines, and I have a mead in primary right now. I have enjoyed the info comming from this site and decided to join. I hope I will have something useful to add soon.