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451+10=461 First 5 as per original recipe, bottled and carbed, tastes awesome. Second 5 poured onto original recipe yeast cake but added a cinnamon stick to last 5 mins of boil. Likely will bottle in about one more week.

Just opened the first bottle of my American Wheat made via a partial mash. This beer Rocks. I have to say I am now a believer in Partial Mashing as a way to improve the quality of my beer. I am a true noob with only 14 five gallon batches under my belt, with the last two being partial mashes...

I always found bottling a pain and just simply can't get a system going that works for me. I know many people have bottling down to a science but I just can't seem to get it done efficiently. Money is an issue so I can't get a keg system in the near future nor do I have the room for an...

Update: Thank you for the very helpful input. Given the heat issues and "thumb fatigue" problem with the 2 gallon cooler stock spigot I went and got a ball valve and the various connections and installed them tonight. Works like a charm. I will be using the vegetable steamer insert suggested...

I apologize in advance for the complete noob question but here it goes. I just purchaed a 2 gallon Igloo cooler in Walmart and plan on trying my hand at my first partial mash. I started this hobby by doing a number of coopers kits but eventually wanted more of a challenge and so moved on to...

I use a "satelite" fermenter (a beer bottle) which contains a sample of my newly fermenting brew drawn after I have pitched my yeast and aerated the new batch, but prior to closing the Primary Fermenters lid for the final time. This satelite sample should ferment at about the same rate as your...

Thanks for the info.

I'm new to home beer brewing. I've successfully brewed two batches of beer to date but have been limited to using pre-packaged beer kits. They have turned out quite well but I would like to learn more about which ingredients do what to the taste of the beer. ie, what does the grain do to the...