Just finished, and got back home from, brewing the Honey Cream Ale we had planned... 10 gallon batch (my first 10 gallon batch, think it was Mark's too)... The cooler weather actually helped us to chill it down, but the wind, and cooler temperatures, gave us a few issues. About to smack the yeast pack (Wyeast 1335 British Ale II) and will pitch it in when it's ready...
We did use no-foam (for the first time) in this batch. Mostly because I'll be fermenting in a corny keg, and didn't want to have issues with that. We had a small issue with the amount of grain, and MLT we were using... Got through it though and things look on track. Hit 72% efficiency with 26.5# of grain, so I think we did pretty damn good... True test will be when the brew is done fermenting, bottled (or on tap in Mark's case, most likely) and ready to be consumed...
Since my Barley Crusher had arrived yesterday, I used it on our grains... Really nice mill (granted this was my first time using any mill)... Used my 18V DeWalt cordless drill on it... Went through all the grain we needed to crush with ease (had to crush 24.5#)...
All in all, a good day to brew. Only crappy part is now I have two pots to clean (32 and 60 quart) and a few other items... Probably going to have to put those off to tomorrow, if my LL is home (think it is)...