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I agree, chilling wort is the worst part for me too, at least it was. I invested in an immersion chiller and now wonder why I waited so long. You can also do the things you mention. Letting it sit overnight is sometimes referred to as the no-chill approach. If you go that route you need to...

Good job! I like the contrast the wood collar gives against the black freezer. Is your CO2 system inside with the kegs, or did you plumb through to give yourself more room?

If all you're trying to do is isolate the brew kettle from the steel frame, you can place an insulating strip between the kettle and the steel. McMaster Carr sells lots of neat items for halfway decent prices. A brief search turned up item #4057K2 which is an extra high temperature strip with...

It will depend on a few things, but the simple answer is yes. The cooling power of an immersion chiller (or counter-flow chiller for that matter) is the temperature differential between the wort and the cooling liquid (water usually). If you have nice cold tap water running through the...

So I've been lurking about this board for a couple years, working on making my beer, and knowledge, more refined. I've learned a lot more than I thought I would, but there has been a topic I see referred to quite a bit in several areas of this forum. It's the dreaded tannin extraction when...

This is my first real posting here, but I've been around brewing for a few years. My experience was very much the same as yours. I'm as cheap as they come, but I wanted to get into AG for a couple different reasons (better taste, more control over flavor, I'm a science nerd...) and found that...