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I am stoked right now! Followed one of nilo's recipes (for the most part). Just tried my first sample, and I am loving it! It is very similar to Blue Moon. And it's only my 3rd all grain batch. Here's what I did.... Mash (75 minutes): 5 lb 2-row 4.5 lb white wheat 2 lb Crystal 10 1/2...

So my first attempt to all grain was brewing this recipe, and the mashing was a failure. Now that I've brewed a different AG recipe, and it turned out great, I'm ready to give this recipe a try again. Maybe this weekend if I can get some warm weather. I've been following the recipe as it...

Thanks Bob. My initial reaction to this experience was pretty negative, but in the last few days, I've lifted my spirits. Armed with information I've obtained on this forum (and random websites), I feel confident I can figure this AG stuff out. Plus, I'm lucky enough to live 20 minutes from...

Don't know how the crush of the grains could be wrong. I used the mill at the homebrew store that everyone else uses. It sounds like the consensus is that my sparging was too fast/not thorough enough. I could believe that. I was just following my buddy's lead. I know he's brewed a lot of...

Thanks for the reponse, Bob. Let's see if I can answer some or all of your questions... I bought the grain from the homebrew store the day I brewed, and I ground them at the store. We kept the procedure very simple for my first AG brew... maybe too simple? I used my buddy's cooler for the...

All right. I've spent years brewing before I ever visited a homebrew forum. I looked at one thread, and I'm already posting. That didn't take long. I love blue moon, and so does my wife. It might be my favorite all time beer. So when I saw this thread, I was hooked. I spent the last week...