Am I the only one? I started brewing 20 years ago with a small kettle, a plastic bucket, and a batch tub as a chiller. I graduated to a Sabco Brew Magic and brewed all grain for the past 17 years. After ignoring my system for a while, I sold it.
Now I'm about to get back to it. I reserved my Blichmann 14 gallon conical and draft setup. I have since acquired a Blichmann 20 gallon boilermaker kettle thru Craigslist, a Blichmann floor burner, and a whirlpool immersion chiller/march pump setup (jamil's).
So,you see, I'm ready to make some quality brew via extract and partial mash techniques. As silly as it sounds, can my new brothers in brew guide me to solid techniques as I "step back" in complexity? Obviously I'll be doing full wort boils, and getting to pitching temp rapidly. I'm most concerned with quality extract, proper boil time, and so on. I'll be doing ales - ipa, porter, some seasonal stuff.
Thoughts or threads to guide me to?
Now I'm about to get back to it. I reserved my Blichmann 14 gallon conical and draft setup. I have since acquired a Blichmann 20 gallon boilermaker kettle thru Craigslist, a Blichmann floor burner, and a whirlpool immersion chiller/march pump setup (jamil's).
So,you see, I'm ready to make some quality brew via extract and partial mash techniques. As silly as it sounds, can my new brothers in brew guide me to solid techniques as I "step back" in complexity? Obviously I'll be doing full wort boils, and getting to pitching temp rapidly. I'm most concerned with quality extract, proper boil time, and so on. I'll be doing ales - ipa, porter, some seasonal stuff.
Thoughts or threads to guide me to?