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Columbus ipa at 5%. I was pretty close to my FG.

Just transferred from my glass carboy to my corning keg today. When is the earliest I can start charging it and should I is alright if I refrigerate it? It was in the primary for two weeks. What is normal practice?

So someone that uses a cooler as a mash tun versus a stainless pot will have a different amount of lost dead space?

Got it. Mash : 4.25 gallons Sparge: 4.75 gallon Pre Boil will be at 7 gallons and at the end 5.5 with a 1.5 boil off in 60 mins. I did not know about the 1.5 boil off for 60 mins. That's new to me..

How much water do I start with in my mash for my pre-boil? Can somebody clear this up for me? I posted the mash steps. If I understand this correctly I will mash with 4.25 gallons of water and sparge with 4.75. The 7.00 gal boil size confuses me. Type: All Grain Batch Size: 5.50 gal...

How much of that is your strike water and how much is mash?

How much of that is your strike water and how much is mash?

What is a good rule of thumb on pounds of grain per volume of water? I lose a lot of wort during my boil and I know all styles beers are different on the amount water you start with but what is a safe amount of water to start with if I am making a 5 gallon batch?

Any tips or suggestions on keeping the temp range within 55 - 65 for lagers? Currently I am in setting my carboy on the cement floor in my basement.

How readily available are these two types of Hops at most brew stores? Hallertauer Mittelfruh Saazer

Noble Works is a very well known brewery from the Anaheim area. I am a big fan of their brews. The Big Whig IPA is always a solid choice. I am interested in trying this Milk Stout. What locations is it served in the SoCal area? Is it a seasonal beer?

Partial grain left over in the fermenter. Would it be okay for me to screen it out, pouring the beer into another fermenter right before I bottle?

I see there are several ways to build a mash tun, what is the easiest and most inexpensive way from your experience?

Can I steep 10lbs of grain in a sock or should I look into other methods? Like building a Lauder tun from a cooler?

I don't know if you are refrigerating them or not but it helps if the bottles are sitting in room temp. I made the mistake my first time brewing by letting the bottles carbonate in the fridge and that slowed down the process.