Recent content by DonPritchard

After taking a rubber mallet to my false bottom I mashed my grains with no issue. Nice. Thanks everyone!

I'll be brewing this weekend so I'll keep you guys updated. Thanks for all the advice and suggestions. It'd be great to have a weight on top of the FB to keep it stationary.

There is no dip tube that I'm aware of. The false bottom is free to move around. Also, one side looks slightly flared. The grain bill was 12lb 2row, 1lb crystal 40, 1lb carapils milled at home.

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No wheat. I'll be giving it another go in a few days. I'll have to grab some rice hulls and see if that helps out.

When I went to run off I got about an ounce of wort with a little grain and nothing I did could get it unclogged. I might need to find a way to keep the false bottom from moving around. Perhaps I stirred to vigorously when adding the grain. Trail and error.

Hey folks. I just put together a new tun and am currently in the process of christening it. I went to run off the mash and the grain must've gotten underneath the false bottom when I stirred it in. I had to pour my mash (grain and all) into a pillow case and sparge the same way. I threw my back...

All good advice. Dry hopped in a muslin bag. The new poppet in this keg is made for the keg model. I've got another out hose set up so once I kick the keg (which will be soon because it's ******* delicious) ill take the whole thing apart and give it a good cleaning.

Soo, just a few days ago I finished fermenting a hoppy red ale. Tonight I came home and really wanted to try it. As of now I only have 1 beer out line, but 2 kegs. I pulled the out line from my coffee porter and attached to the red ale keg. I cleared the line and poured a glass of the red ale to...

Alright I've got a porter that is ready to keg and I am going to add some coffee. I bought a bag of an expresso roast coffee that I am cold brewing (~24ozs of water and 7ozs of coffee for 24 hours). I am just wondering if anyone has done a similar method with good results? I enjoy coffee and...

Yea. I had an ounce of hops thrown in at the beginning of the boil. I can't remember what I used off the top of my head. The beer has come around though after following some advice given here.

I recently brewed, kegged and dry hopped an IPA style beer. I don't remember the recipe to a T, but it was something like this: 11lb 2 row 1lb Munich malt 1lb crystal 40 .5lb flaked barely 2oz chinook 2oz s. ace Both at end of boil 2 oz chinook dry hop for 5 days. I know there might be an...

Ok. I've been digging on a few hoppy red ales of late (specifically Cascazilla and Hop Head Red). I put together what I'm hoping will be a delicious recipe, but I'm not so where I should start with the yeast. Any input would be great. @151 degrees 9.5 pale 2 row 1.5lb crystal 60 1lb carapils...

Going to be brewing a 5 gallon batch of an oatmeal porter. I'm relatively new to the all grain scene and just want to get some feedback on the recipe. 8lb american 2 row .5 lb American chocolate malt .5 lb black roasted barley .75 lb crystal 120 1lb flaked oats 1 oz Willamette divided 60, 45...

That is exactly what it looked like! Thank you sir. My worries have been eased...until next brew day.