Recent content by Davo_71

I see you haven't had any responses. If you are still looking, I have an 8 gallon Megapot with lid, no ports. It's not an "old banged up" kettle, but let me know if you are interested. $75 plus shipping.

I have a Kolsch in the fridge bulk aging at about 34F. It's been in there for a month, which I know isn't a problem. However, I fined with gelatin when I transferred to secondary. My intent was to bottle it a few days after fining, and age in the bottles. That long-winded prelude brings...

This ended up working out pretty well. On the first night, I mashed, batch sparged and collected all the the sweet liquor in the brew kettle. Pre-boil gravity was 0.003 higher than expected, so not bad. Then, I covered it and just left in the uninsulated BK on the stove. On the second...

I usually choose to brew on the weekend, just because I have a hard time carving out enough time after work during the week. Is it reasonable to mash and sparge one evening, and then come back and start the boil and finish brewing the next evening? I know there's obviously a risk of...