Recent content by billybingbollar

Thanks for the awesome insight everyone. That's why I love coming here.

I usually make my starter the night before I'm going to brew. The general time range is about 15 hours on the stir plate. Let it sit for 2 hours. Decant, pitch. I've often wondered if I didn't give enough time to my starter.

But they look cool when your non-brewing friends come over!!!!:D

I've been lurking here a while and ask a question every now and then but have never formally introduced myself. I live in Clarksville, TN. I'm in the Army. I've been brewing just over a year. I've done 11 batches and now have a pipeline going so that I never run out of beer. Brewing beer...

I've been making starters for my last seven batches or so. My last three batches, I have used a stir plate. When I did not use a stir plate and just used the shake every now and then method, there was a visual indication that my yeast was viable with the krausen. Now when I use a stir plate...

Ahhhh. Gotcha. Thanks for the help.

I had actually thought about doing this but had read in another thread that sparging with BIAB is not recommended. Can anyone confirm or deny this?

Thanks for the help and also thanks for the calculators. My only other concern is the weight when I get ready to pull it out. I think I'm just going to rig up some kind of pulley system from under my step ladder.

I'm going to be doing my very first BIAB tomorrow and got really excited about doing while ordering my first AG kit and may have got a little too excited. I got an imperial stout and it has 19lbs of grains. Is this too much for a 10gal pot to handle considering the extra water that has to be...

40 in my first year. Also, I signed up so I could add to the total. 43, 513